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|n Cammon (fTountil, 



OCTOBKU 1!), lSt>r> 



ffi!ll)crc35. Tlio late imposinj; riTcmonic-.s iiii'idcnt to tlir sudden 
death of our much Im-IovimI and martyred President of tlie United 
States, -Vbi^uiam I.imoi.n. deserve conspicuous menticm in the annals 
of fame, and should be duly chronicled and preserved in tan'^iblo 
form for future reference and for the information of after genera- 
tions, although so little needing aught to reminil the present sorrow- 
ing citizens of every incident relating to a nation's bereavement ; 
and, 

SJlbtrtnsr, It is befitting that there should be collated, in chronologi- 
cal and succinct form, a detailed account of the obsequies, which 
equal, ifnot surpass, aught that has ever been seen ofa similar nature 
in the worlil ; and inasmuch as the records of our City l-TOvernment 
should be complete in recording every memorable incident in the 
history of our city ; therefore, be it 

Xitsolbtb, Tliat twenty-five thousand copies of the full and detailed 
report of the Oomraitti'e, having in charge the obsequies of our late 
lamented President of the United States, Ar.iiAiiAM Lincoln, with 
full descriptions of every matter of interest in connection therewith, 
be printed and bound in neat and appropriate form, for the iLseof the 
City Government, and for placing in the public libraries. 

Htsoldtb, That the report herein designated be collated, printed, and 
bound under the direction and supervision of David T. Valentine, 
Ksq., Clerk of the Common Council. 

.\dopted by the Board of Aldermen, May 1.5, 1S65. 

Adopted by the Board of Conncilmen, Slay ii, 1805. 
Board of Aldermen, June 5. 1SG5. received from hi8 Honor the Mayor, with his 

objections thereto. 
Board of Aldermen. June -29. 1805, taken np and adopted notwithstanding the 

objections of his Honor the Mayor, two-thirds of all the members elected having 

voted therefor. 
Board of Conncilmen. October 10 186.5. taken np and the above action of the 

Board of Aldermen concurrttd in. two-thirds of all the members elected having 

voted therefor ; therefore under the provisions of the Amended Charter, the 

same became adopted. 



^uthovisatiott of (Committee. 



Tlie undersigned, ;ipiiointed the Special Committee on 
the funeral obsequies of the Lite President, do hereby, in 
pursuance of directions embraced in the resolution, direct 
David T, Valentine, Esij., Clerk of the Common Council, 
to compile said obsequies as contemplated by said resolu- 
tion 

JOHN D. OTTIVVELL.- 

LEWIS R RYERS, 

JOSEPH SHANNON, 

W. n. OEDNEY, 

B. W. VAN VOORHIS, f g ^^.^ 

JAMES HAi'ES, ( Committee. 

JOHN HOUGHTALIN, 

CHARLES KOSTER, 

DAVID FITZGERALD, 

ISAAC ROBINSON. 
DECEinjEK 30, 18C5. 



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Citn of Ucui \)Diii> 



WiixHn tbc ll^uspkcs of iht Common Counnl. 



By DAVID T, VALENTINE. Clerk of the Common Council. 



NEW YORK: 
Edmund Jones & Co. 



LINCOLNIANA 



Entered according to Act of Congre.-ss, in the year 18()6, by 

D. T. VALENTINE, 

lu the Clerk's OtBce of the District Court of the United States for 

the Southern District of New York. 




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giU.^sagc fvom Jti^ 2\ouov the ^ttapv. 



i« n !> r ' s (D f t i c c , / 

XciD Yoi-ft, npril 13, ISGo. j 

To tijr ?l>oiiora6Ir t Ij r (To mm on (roiiiiril. 

C^ f lit irmrii — ~lbr.il)nm aiurolii, tijc ^Jrrsitirnt ot tIjr 
Ilnitrti Stntrs, is UcaS. Z^il^ intriirrssitlr Ijorror £ nil 
noiinrc to noii tijis rtriit, roiiplriJ as it Dons Uiiti) biolnur. 
Just at tIjc momriit luijrii prnrc Irtsaii its tinum obrr nil 
nfflinrij Iniiti, tijis arrniiful blom frll on Ijim on Uifjom its 
lirstiiiirs srrmrir to Srpriiti. 

Vour JtJonorntJlr iJotin, E nm surr, luill tnfer njjpro^jrintr 
nrtion, in biruj of tIjis nuifiil Sisjirnsntion, to sisnifi,' Iljosr 
srntimriits of jjiililic rrsjirrt nnO 0ritf, aiir nlibc to tIjc rvnltrO 
stntion niiO frarful SrntI) of tijt (Tfjitf iflajjistratr of Ifjc 
Jlnitra States, Ujljici) iioia jjrrtiaJir our iuijolr projjlr, anli ijnbr 
pluiiarB tfjcm in unitacrsal Distrrss ana misfry. 

«t. (Goa£rci> (Guntijcr, 

f«iai)or. 




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H(| C .5 t u t i W ^4 , 



??'I)r rests, ffijc Irrrj) Qloom itotu prrbniiing; tjc jjrojilc 
of tfjis titti; ijc rrtrrnal mnnifcstatioii of sorroiu nnJr grict 
tijnt is riprrssrij on rbrry rouutrnaurr j tfjnt is seen bn tl)c 
flass, so latrry flas(jiii0 triiimpfjautlii from a tfjoiisaii& staffs, 
noU) trailing mouriifuIlL) at ijalf=mast; in tijc Sartt ana somfirr 
Sraprrirs nom flotoing oh our piifilic anS jjribatr ftiiilSinas, 
ana in tljr iinifarrsal arsjjonafuci,' so bibiain jjortrapra hn tijr 
tuoras ana actions of tijosr of our ritiirns, inijo, but nrstrraaii, 
Ujrrc niiltins ana joyous obrr tfjr fona anticipation of a rr* 
Urnrratra ana unitrB country, informs us, in tfjt most nnmis- 
labablc manner, tijat a artaaful ralamitij gas fallen upon our 
couutrni tijat CSoB JDas, for some toisr purpose of ?!}is obju, 
ana to rrmina us, in tfjc most forriblr manner, of our total 
acpcnacncc upon ?l>im, aasijca tIjc tu^ of jjlaancss from our 






^'"I0j). 



\i]is, ana iins siifasliliiua for it our of tfir litltrrr£,t sorroU) ; 
nn& it is, in brri) BrcD, a sorrottifiil 6nv for our rouiilri.'. 
(Diir Ciiirf ia.itjiTtrair, rl)o?rii to ;)rr'iii)f olirr tl)r arstiiiirn 
of tijirtii millions of projjlr, Ijas iirrii strirUni iioum l)i> ll)r 
i).7na of an nEBHSciii, .mi) noui lies, an inanimair rorpsr, at tijr 
(Tnpital of tijr nation fir Ijair safaca. ;ni)ral)ani iiinroln, jjrrcs 
iarut of tijr Onitra ^tatrs;, iias tijiis brrn rallra, BiiaBrnli,) 
ana tinrvjjrttraii', lirforr tijr Jiiatjmr.jt ^rat, ana our U)()0lr 
roiintrn is rallra ii^joii to mount Ijis loss. ZVtU man tijr 
propir mourn. Ji)is loss to tijrm is irrrjiaraClr ; ana 

?«!;' Ij r V r a s, In tIjr unibrrsal .sorroU) for iljr ftratij of 
lijr srrat ana tjooa man — tijr sabior of tijr llrjjiifjlir — antt of 
nrrration at tljr inannrr of ijis aralij, ana tijr bilr instriimrnt 
tijat arrom4)Iisijra it, it is tijr manifrst iirt sorrotofiil autij of 
tijr Common (Touuril to ;)artiripatr. Ji)c toas fast Iirroming 
tijc iSoI of our jjropir, intluaing; tijosr tuijo at tijr rommrnrr= 
mrnt of ijis rarrrr aonfjtra tijr luisaom ana intrgrit" of ijis 



— - - -cis™ 




motibrs. ?m's moHtration tit tjjc ijoitr of tritimpi) obnr U)C 
ritrmirs of Jis roiiiitrii; ijis gnirrositii nnB mnonniiiinitij to 
lijr fnllrii (ors of tl)c lUpiiblir; i)is Irrlfrmiitra, iiitsUjrrbins 
naijrrrnrr lo bjijnt fjc roitstiirrra lijr first iiitrrrsts of tijc 
nation ; jjis rarnrstitrss of purjiosr, aiiti iirt tnir rrpiitlirnu 
tiiiiBnrss niiB nffabilitn of rjjnrnrlrr nitij sinipliritn of mnnnrr 
— n simpliritn tijat cost Jjim ijis lifr, ns it iiiOiirrS jjim to n'joiO 
tnf;in(j surf) prrrautions as UioitHi i)abc prrbrntrO lijr orriir= 
rnicr of siifD a ralamiii) as is Jis aratij— IjaB ntOrarrti jjim 
10 Ujr jirojilr, aiiiJ fiaB IrB tijrni to rrgarB iiiiii as onr ;irs 
ruliafly fttlrB, if not pirBrstiiirD, lo sabr Ifir ilrjiufclir from 
Bismrinfirrmrnt, aiiS to rrstoir lljr rouiiu-i.) lo tlir (ilrBsinQs 
of a lastiiig ^jrarr, aiiB of inausiiraiing; a futiirr of iinpar.il! 
Irlra prosprritn anj) ijappinrss; lir it, tijrrrforr, 



1\ r s 1 b r B , iTijat, in orBrr to gibe rvprrssioii to tijr 
sorroUi rvprrirnrrB tiij tijr proplr of tijis riti.i for Ijis Bratlj. 
anB in orBrr lo nfforB lljrm an opporlnnit!.) of inaiiitrslina 




tiirir 0rirf, tijc viililif offtrrs; an& Imilftings of tOc <fov4)omtion 
lie tlosriJ for tijc trans.ictio:t of Ijusinrss, until tljr tinii ciic- 
rrrSiiig; Ifjr solrmnij.itioii of ijis fiiitrral ritrs ■ma crrrmonirs ; 
tIj.Tt U)c rffomnirnO lo our titisriis, nlso, to riosr tijrir rc-^ 
sjirrtibr jjlnrrs of fisisiiirss for tfjc same jjrrioa; Hjnt Ujr flags 
Or aisjjliiiirti on nil tl;r jjutlit OiiiliJiitso, nna tljr oiuiirrs or 
ornipants of jjribatr l)ii(l6iii0G, nita tljr master?: anS otonrrs 
of tljc si)i}jpiiig ill our ijarbor, fir rrqurstrS to aisplay tijcir 
flags at ijalf'tnast auriiig tijr samr jirrioS; tijat tljc cfjambrrs 
of racij tranci) of tljr Common Council, ana tljr public buiia 
aiugs ana offices Or Srapra in mourning for a prrioa of tijiity 
aaijs; ana tijat a Special Comntittrr of fibc mrmOrrs from 
racij Oraucfj of tfjr Comiuon (Touiicil Oc appoiiitrO to perfect 
tljc abobe, ana to mafec suclj otijer arraiigemciits as in tijcir 
juagmrnt inaii seem fitting ana appropriate, to lestifi.' tlieir 
sorrob) for tlje acatlj, ana tijcir respect for tljc mcmon,' of 
tljc illustrious Bcccasca. 



|ulr0t)utti0it. 



/^^IIE I'L'iJort of the assassination of tlic I'i'csi- 
|nt5) dent of tlie Unitcil States spi-ead a mantle 
ot o'lief over tlie peo])le of New ^'oik, in eoiiiiiioi] 
with those ()f otlier j)arts of tlie country, such as no 
>imilar event reeonled in history has ever oeea- 
sioiied in a nation, ^h: LixroLX had, in the pi-oo-- 
I'ess of his adiiiiuistration, i^Towii in the respect 
and admiration of his countrymen; and there was, 
moreover, felt toward him a ])cculiar s\mpathv, 
arisinn' out of his personal history. He was recog- 
nized as the practical exemplification of that feature 
of our institutions \\ liicli, theoretically, places all 
classes of our citizens ou a political equality, and . 
opens the doors of the hiuhest places of power and 
trust to the hunildest amongst us. 

The early life of the President \vas charactei- 
ized l)y incidents which have their })ai'allel in the 
common walks of life on our Western 1)orders. 
Born on the outskirts of civilization, the child of 
a pioneer, his youth was passed in the unsettled 



1 N T K O D U C T I O I^ , 



ami toilsome ba})its incident to that coudition; 
his education was limited to a few months' school- 
iuij, and naught seemed to promise that he would 
rise al>ove the sphere of life in which his lot had 
been cast. As a T)oy, he lal)ored on his father's 
clearing, in the customary duties of the farm, and, 
it is said, was occasionally employed as a hired 
hand on those of neighbors. In the more advanced 
period of his youth, and that of his early man- 
hood, he was engaged in still more laborious 
occu])atlons. 

At that time, the Border States upon the Ohio 
river were l)ut scantily populated; the axe of the 
settler was still slowly opening clearings in the 
forest, and the occasional log hut of the pioneer 
gave the first token of the advancing steps of 
civilization. The shores of that river, since dotted 
with thriving villages, were then, for the most part, 
still fringed l)y tlie forest, as in the primitive state 
•of nature. The canoe of the savage had, till then, 
almost monopolized its waters, as the wants of 
commerce had not yet called to their aid its facil- 
ities of navigation. 

But, gradually, the conveniences of trade opened 
u]) the gi-eat rivers of the West, as avenues of 
tratiic, and the merchandise of the Nortli and 
East was floated down their currents, to the sunny 



INTKOnUCTION. 



regious of the Gulf States. Thousands of miles 
interveueil betweeu the Nortliei'u and Southern 
settlements, and, through this wild region, the slug- 
gish llatboat, laden \vlth its l)ales and packages, 
was urged along, by manual guidance, ujjon a 
voyag(! of weeks' duration. A new voeution was 
afforded l)y these means, whick attracted many 
young men, of tliat section of country, to engage as 
boat-hands, and for some years they formed a class 
whose habits became peculiar, from the wild and 
unsettled character of the lives they necessarily 
led. This state of things existed during a period 
of about a i[uarter of a century, and gave way at 
the introduction of steamboats on the Western 
rivers. 

A writer of that peilod remarks, that it seemed 
inexplical)le that there could be men found, who, 
for ordinary wages, would abandon the systematic 
l)ut not laborious pursuits of agriculture, to follow 
a life distinguished l)y the greatest exposure 
and 25i"ivution. In ascending the I'iver, it was a 
continued series of toil, rendered more irksome l)y 
the snaiHike rate at which they moved. The 
boat was propelled by j^oles, against which the 
shoulder was placed, and the whole strength and 
skill of tile individual was applied in this manner. 
As the boatmen moved along the runninic-board, 



IXTRODUCTION. 



\vitli their heads nearly touching the phiuk on 
which they walked, the impression left upon the 
eye of the beholder, was that of the extreme ten- 
sion of the powers of nature. Their bodies, naked 
to the waist, for the purpose of moving with the 
greater ease, and of enjoying the lireeze of the 
river, were exposed to the burning rays of sum- 
mer and the rains of- autumn ; and, yet, as said 
before, this mode of life had its attractions suffi- 
cientlv alluring to the liardy and adventurous 
Western youth. In descending the river with the 
current, the lalior was not severe. Relaxation 
from the monotony of the voyage was afibrded l)y 
an .-dnindance of game in the forests, and, more- 
over, the l)usiness Avas tolerably proiitable, in com- 
parison with wages in other employments. 

We are told that the young man who was to 
become President of his nation, made several voy- 
ages as a boat-hand, and a])parently, not without 
im])ressin<j; some of the ])eculiarities of that voca- 
tion upon his character; for, with the thoughtful 
and somewhat reticent, nature of Mr. Lixcolx's 
mind, was always l)lendeil the free and ojjcn man- 
ners of the voyageur. The sallies of wit and 
aptness of anecdote, with which the tedium of the 
l)oatnnurs life was varied, remained a characteristic 
of Mr. LixooLx's conversation in after years. A 



I X T Hour t'T I () X. xvu. 

(listiuguished stutesiiiaii, and intimate friend <^t" the 
defeased President, lias cliaraeterized liis ideas as 
rnnninL;'in parallels, and many of the most important 
discnssions of (j^uestions of State ])oliey received 
point and ilhistration from the ap])lieation of an 
ajit anecdote, draAvn from the stores of a memory 
which seemed fnlly snpplied with them. 

When Mr. LixcoKX returned from his last l)oat- 
int,^ expedition down the ]\Iississippi, to his father s 
home, which was then in Illinois, he had attained 
the age of manhood ; his youthful strength, hard- 
ened l)y tlie lal)orious occupations in which he had 
lieen engaged, made him the sn})erioi- of most of his 
associates in feats of agility. He was very tall, 
of an ungainly figure, and a face the reverse of 
handsome ; and thus (pialified, he cast al)out in tlu' 
neigldiorhood of his home, for the means of living. 

'J'jie lands in that section of counti'y had lieeii, 
not long Ix'fore, jnirchased fi-om the Indians, and 
many of the latter still remained in the virinity, 
reluctant to remove from the home of their tathers, 
and their prolific hunting-grounds. The rolling 
prairies of that region are amongthe most favored 
parts of the earth, in point of natural feitilitv ; 
and, at that time, hundreds of miles mii;ht l>eti'av- 
erseil, and still the nidiroken vista of the undula- 
ting and treeless waste of hei'l)age, spread out 



IXTK OD UCTIOX. 



Itefore the satiated eye of the traveler. The course 
of events had, just then, turned the current of the 
history of this part of our country, and it was 
])lain to see that the time liad ai'iived when the 
surveyor would soon l)e called upon to stake out 
this inviting region, with proper lioumlaries for 
the occupancy of the settler, and to this vocation 
the eye of Mr. Lincoln seems to liave been directed. 

The Indians of the Far West saw, with jirophetic 
eye, the im]iending destiny of their race. Tliose of 
Illinois were counseled not to conform to the treaty 
requiring them to remove ; a genei'al comljination 
of the native tribes was sought to be arranged, 
for staying the advance of the white ])opulation, 
and a Viorder war resulted, which is commonly 
known in our histoiy, from the name of the ])rin- 
cipal Indian warrior, as the Black Ilawk ^var. In 
this, Mr. LixcoLX took part; enlisted as a 
volunteer pi'ivate, and \vas chosen Captain, Avhich 
was ccrtaiidy a high comi)liment to a -\'outh of 
twenty-three years. He served through the ^var 
in a creditable manner, thougli not liaving l)een 
brought into actual collision ■with the enemy. 

After this e[)isode in his history, Mr. Lincoln en- 
gaged in various occupations, of a <iesultory char- 
acter. He so far overcame the ditHiailties presented 
by his deficient education as to accomplish him- 



I X r U <) D Tr C T I () X . MX. 

st'lt' ill the alistnisitics (if survcyiiiL;-, aiicl t'(>llo\\-cil 
tliat vocation for a time, l)iit not Avitli tlie I'ciim- 
nerative success tliat lie had apparently anticipated. 
He was clerk in a coiiutiy store for a time; ami, 
afterwards, atteinpteil to carry on business, in tlie 
same line, on his own account, and was unsuccess- 
ful. In these, and kiudreil occujjations, two or 
three years of his lite were jjassed. lea.vinu; him, at 
their close, in no l)etter condition, in a pecuniary 
jtoint of view, than at their hejxinninL;'. lie had, 
however, laid up a mine of wealth in that inter- 
vening period, in the improvement of his education, 
to which, it is said, he devoted ;dl his spare time. 
Ilis genial humoi', which attracted friends, was not 
alloyed ^vitll dissipated halnts, while a natural 
sedateness of temjiei-anieiit, and the evidences of a 
mind aliove the common caste, secui'e(l to him the 
respect of those of mature judgment. Tlis per- 
sonal ])opularity, at this early period of his lite is 
shown by the result of his first political canva-<s, 
as a candidate for the Legislature, in which he 
received, in his own jirecinct, 277 votes out of 284, 
though the respective j)olitical pai-ties were not 
greatly disproportioned. 

Mr. Lincoln- seems to have taken to ])olitics 
rather as a means than an end. His ainhition -\vas, 
ajtparently, less directed towanl the distinctions 



I X T K O D U C T I O X , 



uf jiuhlic life, tluui tow.-ird tliu olyect of f.stal>lisli- 
ing himself in some settled Imsiness pursuit, 
adapted to his tastes and abilities; and he is found 
to have assiduously devoted his leisure hours, while 
a uiem1)er of the Legislature, to the aotpiisition of 
a knowledge of the law. Encouraged and assisted 
by others, -who appreciated his eapacity, and 
admired liis well-directed ambition, he was success- 
fid in gaining admission to the l)ar at the age of 
twenty-seven, and subse(piently devoted himself 
to his profession, ^vith such success as soon placed 
him among the leading lawyers in the circuit 
of his ])ractice. Ilis Avorhlly circumstances ad- 
vanced in prosperity, and, as well in social as in 
professional life, he attained a position of honor 
and distinction in the community in which he 
lived. 

These outlines of Mr. Lincoln's early career are 
chosen from the incidents of his history, with the 
view to illustrate that jdiase of the ]io[)ular sym- 
])athy toward iiiiii, which was common to all 
classes of our citizens, and was not affected by 
])olitical o])inions. ]More than any other individual 
who had, l)efore his administration, attained the 
elevated \Aace of Chief of the Nation, he was the 
architect of his own foi'tuiies, and had i-aised him- 
self al)ove the ol)stacles of advei'se circumstances, 



I N T R D U C T I O X . 



iu u maimer wliicli might serve as a Ijriglit example 
t<> the poor and lowly of our people. 

Without foHowiug, iu detail, th(^ great eveuts 
wliieh mai'ked his administrative term as President, 
and which involve the eonsiderations of questions of 
State policy, not pertinent to the olyect of this in- 
troduction, it will not he out of place to remark 
upon the personal temperament \vith which jNIr. 
Lincoln encountered the exciting autl extraordi- 
nary circumstances attending his high position. 
The same single-minded disposition, and homely 
mannei-, which had 1)een his characteristic in early 
life, attended him tlnougliout his career; at all 
times huml)le in the estimate of his own abilities, 
he had, nevertheless, the innate const-iousness of his 
ei[ualitv in the fraternity of men, which sus- 
tains the dignity and self-respect of its possessor, 
under all cii'cumstances. Gradually heeoming 
familiarized with great affairs an<l distinguished 
personages; obliged, from his position, to assume 
the helm of State, and stand out before the world 
as the leading man in the greatest events that had 
marked the woihl's history, in modern times, it 
might well be supposed that some evidence of the 
elevation of his selfesteem, would be perceptible 
iu his deportment. But no unfav<»ral>le critic has 
suggested that ]\Ir. Lixcoln's pride grew with his 



INTRODUCTION. 



fortuue. Nor liad the trying and exciting events 
of a war, pi'oseciited on ]>otli sides with aji intensity 
of feeling which may l)e said to luive exhausted 
the passions imj)lanted in the human Lreast, affect- 
ed his persistent henevolence and charity toward 
the foe lie had so greatly contriljuted to conquer. 

It was at the moment of liis highest eleva- 
tion in power, in the affections of his people, 
ami in the admii'ation and respect of other nations, 
that he was struck down l)y the hand of the 
assassin. 

The puldic solemnities and evidences of mourn- 
ing on the occasion, were of a cliaracter never 
Ijefore witnessed in this country, if indeed they 
have ])een equaled in any other. In the city of 
New York, measures were at once taken, on the 
part of the authorities, as well as by the citizens, 
to join in the common tribute to the memory of 
the deceased President, in a manner befitting the 
first city of the nation, and the following pages 
detailing the various proceedings attending the 
pei'iod of mourning, and the funeral ol»sequies, 
have been compiled in conijdiance witli a resolu- 
tion, a copy of which precedes this introduction. 
I). T. VALENTINE, 

Ckrk of Common Council. 



^C|r0rt. 



The (lispatcli of the 8ecretary-ot-W:ir, dated at 
half-past oue (ydook on the morning of April 1 .J, 
announcing tlie assassination of the President, and 
a subsequent dispatch announcing the fotal result, 
were published t<i the citizens of New York on 
tlie morning of tlic l.")th of April. Ordinary 
Inisiness avocations \vere at once suspended, and 
evidences of the effect on the public mind were 
universally manifested. Assemblages of citizens 
were organized in different public places, in the 
course of the morning, at Avhich proceedings were 
had exjiressive of the profound sorrow of the com- 
munity. The ])laces ()f amusement throughout 
the city were directed, by tlie Police authorities, 
to he closed, and the following jiroclaniation of 
tlie !Mavor was issued to the citizens : 

Mayor's Offick, ) 

Xew York, April 15, 1865. ^ 
Cilizens of NeiB York: 

The death of the President of the United States may well 
excite your profound grief and amazement. 

I respectfully recommend that business be suspended, 
and that a public mourning for the departed Chief Magis- 
trate be observed throughout the city. 

C. GODFREY GUNTHER, 

Mayor. 



I. I N C- (> L X ( I ]! > K Q V 1 E S . 

The two Boanls e(nii2)i>sin!j; the Common Coun- 
cil of the fity, and the Board of Supervisors of 
the county, were convened in the afternoon of the 
same (hiy, and tlie foHowing proceedin<;s Avei'e 
had in the resjtective l)odies. 




SPECIAL SESSION. 



g a V (I of 3^ 1 (I c nil r n, ^ p v i I 15, 1865. 



The Board met, ])iirsuaut to the follo^^aug call : 
New York, AjjHI 15, 1865. 
Daviu T. Valextixe, Esq., 

Ch:rh Common Council. 

The uutlersigneil, luemliers of the Board of Al- 
denuen, request you to eall a special meeting <if 
this Board, this day, at 1 o'clock, P. IM., for the 
jiurpose I if taking such action as may be deemed 
necessary iu regard to the murderous assassination 
t>f the President of the United States, which 
occuned last evening. 

GEORGE A. JEREMIAH, 10th District. 

LEWIS R. RYERS, 0th 

B. W. VAN VOORIIIS, 17th 

WILLIAIVI H. GEDNEY, Tth 

MORGAN JONES, 2d 

BERNARD KELLY, 12th 

JOHN D. OTTIWELL, Uth 

JOHN BRICE, 13th 

TERENCE FARLEY, ICth 

PETER Mcknight, sth 

JAMES O'BRIEN, 1.3th 

IGNATIUS FLYNN, 5th 

JOHN MOORE, 1st 



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PRESENT : 

Morgan Joxes, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



ALDERMEN. 

JOHX MdORE. 

Ignatius Flynn. 
Joseph Shannon. 
WnxiANr II. Gedxey. 
Peter McKnight. 
Lewis R. Ryees. 
George A. Jeeemiah. 



ALDERMEN. 

John Brice. 
Bernard Kelly 
Peter Masterson. 
John D. Ottiwell. 
James O'Brien. 
Terence Farley. 
B. W. Van Voorhis. 



lUcs.oiigf from Ttia iionov thr iHaiior. 

The following commtiiiicatiou wa>< received fi-ora 
liis Honor the Mayor, announcing tlie deatli of 
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States : 

Mayor's Office, ) 

New York, April 15, 1865. j 

To the Honorable the Common Council: 

Gentlemen — Abraham Lincohi, the President of tlie 
United States, is dead "With inexpressible horror I 
announce to you this event, coupled as it was, with violence. 
Just at the moment wlien peace began its dawn over an 
afflicted land, this dreadful blow fell on him on whom its 
destinies seemed to depend. 

Your Honorable Body, I am sure, ^v^^ take appropriate 
action, in view of this awful dispensation, to signify those 
sentiments of public respect and grief, due alike to the 
exalted station and fearful death of the Chief Magistrate of 
the Unite<l States, which now pervade our wliole people 
and have plunged them in universal distress and misery. 
C. Godfrey Gunther, 

Mayor. 















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ALDEinr.vx Ottiwell, ])ef(>re preseutlug the 
follo\s'ing pre;imbl« and resolution, addressed tlie 
Board as follows : 

Mr. Presidext — The solemn event that has 
caused xis to meet here to-day is a national calamity 
that needs no words of mine to poi'tray or to 
deplore. It casts a deep shadow over all heai'ts. 
and we can, in this hour of gloom, only })ay our 
trilmtt' of respect to the memory of our dejiarted 
President. I, therefore, offer the following 2)re- 
amhle and resolutions: 

WhcVfH.S, The doop gloom now pervading tlie people of 
this city ; the external manifestation of sorrow and grief 
that is expressed on every countenance ; that is seen by the 
flags, so lately flashing triumphantly from a thousand staffs, 
now trailing mournfully at half-mast ; in the dark and som- 
bre draperies now flowing on our public and private build- 
ings, and in the universal despondency so vividly })ortrayed 
by the words and actions of those of our citizens, who, but 
yesterday, were exulting and joyous over the fond anticij)a- 
tion of a regenerated and united country, informs us, in the 
most unmistakable manner, that a dreadful calamity has 
fallen upon our country; that God has for some wise purpose 



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of His own, and to remind us, in tlio most forcible manner, 
of our total dependence upon Ilim, dashed the cup of rjlad- 
ness from our lips, and has substituted for it one of the 
bitterest sorrow; and it is, in very deed, a sorrowful day 
for our country. Our Chief Magistrate, cliosen to preside over 
the destinies of thirty millions of people, has been stricken 
down by the hand of an assassin, and now lies, an inanimate 
corpse, at the Capitol of the nation heliad saved. Abraham 
Lincoln, President of the United States, has thus been called, 
suddenly and unexpectedly, befoie the Judgment Seat, and 
our ■whole country is called tipon to mourn his loss. Well 
may the j)eojile mourn. His loss to them is irreparable ; and 

^i'hCffa.S, In the univers.al sorrow for the death of the 
great and good man — the savior of the Republic — and of 
execration at the manner of his deatli, and the vile instru- 
ment that accomplished it, it is the manifest yet sorrowful 
duty of the Common Council to participate. He was fast 
becoming the idol of our people, including those who at the 
commencement of his career, doubted the wisdom and integ- 
rity of his motives. His moderation in tlie hour of triumph 
over the enemies of his country; his generosity and mag- 
nanimity to the fallen foes of the Republic ; his determined, 
unswerving adherence to what he considered the best inter- 
ests of the nation; his earnestness of purpose, and yet true 
republican kindness and affability of character and simpli- 
city of manner — a simplicity that cost him his life, as it 
induced him to avoid taking such jjrec.iutions as would have 
prevented the occurrence of such a calamity as is his death — 
had endeared him to the people, and had led them to regard 
him as one peculiarly fitted, if not predestined, to save the 
Republic from dismemberment, and to restore the country to 



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tlio blessings of ;i l,istiiimiuaee,anil ofinaugunitiiij^ a future 
of unparalleled prosperity and happiness; Ijc it, therefore, 
Resolved, That, in order to give expression to the sorrow 
experienced by the people of this eity for his death, and in 
order to afford them an opportunity of manifesting their 
grief, the public buildings and offices of the Corporation be 
closed for the transaction of business, until the day succeed- 
ing tlie solemnization of his funeral rites and ceremonies; 
that we recommend to our citizens, also, to close their 
respective places of business for the same period ; that the 
ilaffs be displayed on all the public buildings, and the own- 
ers or occupants of j)rivalc buildings, and the masters and 
owners of the shipping in our harbor be requested to dis- 
play tlieir flags at half-mast during the same period; that 
the cliambi'rs of each branch of the Common Council, and 
the public buildings and offices be drajjcd in mourning lor 
a j)eriod of thirty days ; and that a Special Committee of 
five memliers from each branch of the Common Council be 
a]ipointed to perfect the above, and to make such other 
arrangenu'nts as in their judgment mav seem fitting and 
appropriate, to testify their sorrow for tlie death, ami their 
resj)ect for the memory of the illustrious deceased. 

Tlie]>iv;iml)k' and resolutions wi'iv unaninioiisl\- 
adopted. 

And tlie President annonneed as tlie S])eeial 
Committee : 

Aldermen JOHN D. OTTIWELL, 
GEORGE JEREMI.\H, 
B. \X. VAN VOORHIS, 
JOSEPH SHANNON, and 
WILLI AJI II, GEDXEY. 
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(!:ulo9>r,si lUUicvrd in the !Soavrt of '3tUlfnucu. 
Aldeumax Jei:kmiau — Mr. Cluiiriuaii, were the 
occasion wliicli has called us this clay together one 
of ordinary calamity, then might we, in company 
with the friends of the deceased, I'ange ourselves 
beneath the rustling branches of the weeping-wil- 
low, and with them shed the unavailing tear ; 1 jut, 
alas ! the Ijreath of the morning, in relating to us 
the sad stoiy of the assassination of the President 
of the United States, portrays a scene, the details 
of which are so overl)urdened with horror as to 
leave it altogether lieyond the power of language 
to give an expression at all commensurate with the 
aaronized throbl)ino;sof the o-i'cat heart of the Ainer- 
icau people. But yesterday the genius of Repul)lican 
Liberty, as embodied in Young America, being 
divested of most of her trials and difficulties (armed 
at all points — l)old, defiant, and resolute), was 
already, with steady and unfaltering step, com- 
mencing again to tread the ])ath of Empire, and 
the despotisms of other lands were watching the 
arrival of tlu; periodical ocean steamers for intelli- 
gence, with an eagerness, the intensity of whieh 
proved too clearly that already they scented danger 
in the air, when, in an unexpected moment, the assas- 
sin plies his hellish trade, and what was the Chief 
Magistrate of a great country is now a lifeless corpse. 



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Pliysifully, his race is run. He lias fultilled liis 
destiny. His acts, and the scenes through wliich 
lie lias passed, are already history; but, in aiming 
at the representative of a living priuci})le, the 
assassin struck at constitutional lil)erty, and thirty 
inillidiis of people are to-day reeling and stagger- 
lug under the severity of the blow; and, in this 
connection, I would, as far as niy feeble voice can 
reach, urge ujxm all our })eople the projiriety (in 
the way best known to themselves), of their ap- 
ju-oaching the Great Deity, with the humble prayer, 
that the great calamity be not to our country 
a mortal wouiuh Who can rend the vail to show 
us, from this stand-2)oint, the future of America. 
We are surrounded, as a people, by impenetral)le 
darkiu'ss. A new, and as yet untried hand, has 
now the guidance of the great Ship of State. "Will 
he keej) lier running in the channel-way which has 
ali-ea'ly given such Ijright promise of a peaceful and 
happy future, or shall we in a few short weeks be 
again pounding ui)on the rocks and shoals of a re- 
inaugurated rebellion ? Let us liope, rather, that 
the i)eriod of doubt and uncertainty throuijh which 
we are now passing is, to the American Repuldic 
that darkest time of night which ever precedes the 
dawn of the coming day. 

Alderman Ryers — Mr. President, I cannot, not- 



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withstanding the very elo(|uent tribute which my 
colleague, Alderman Jeremiah, has ])aid to the 
sad event that has convened us together, let the 
occasion pass without giving some feeble expres- 
sion to my own feelings and sympathies at this 
time. Mr. President, I doul)t nuich if, in the past 
history of nations, there ever Avas an event that 
compares with this in its deep and terrilile sug- 
gestiveness, its mighty ])ossil)ilitiesfor evil, its sad 
realities. But yesterday, a nation rejoiced, after 
four yeai's of trial, of sorrow, of sacririce I'lul 
aiHiction, during which time the hearts of our 
people became almost sick with a hoj)e deferred; 
when, after the national heart drooped with a des- 
pondency that seems almost the expression of des- 
jiair, and as each d:iy's sad results, inaugurated by 
this fiendish, damning spirit that has culminated 
in the assassination of i;)ur l)eloved and respected 
Chief ^lagistrate, swept over us, the bright sun of 
a sacred joy shone upon victories that t()ld us the 
nation lived, and our travail of sorrow was past. 
But yesterday our hearts were filled with joy and 
thanksgiving, our lip> jubilant with praise and 
hallelujahs; to-day we are bowed down by an 
unutterable sorrow, our hearts are crashed with an 
affliction l>eyond our power to express, and in the 
very ashes of a deep liumiliation, we l»ow ourselves 



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to tlie earth. But yesterday, the nation came fortli, 
decked in flowers and dressed in her bridal rol)es, 
to l)e united at the altar of oui counti'v with the 
loved and long-sought spirit of peace; to-day, on 
that altar, has been oftered the Idoodv sacritit-e, 
instead of the lioly sacrament. It is, iiuh-ed, true, 
Mr. President, that it has been truly said of llim 
"who ridetli upon the whirlwind and tlie storm," 
that " clouds and darkness are around and about 
Him," and that " He moves in a mysterious M'ay 
His wonders to jierform." And in this instance, 
we can most tridy realize that it is so. In that 
realization, let us learn the lesson of the liour. 
Let us remember that, no matter how pure we 
may feel ourselves to be as a nation, no matter how 
grand were tlie blessings that He showered upon 
us in our recent ^Noiiderfiil victories, therel>y 
exalting us in our own ojnnion, and to otir finite 
minds saying, '' AVell done, thou good and taitliful 
servant," yet that He judges our acts in the li<;-lit 
of His countenance ; our inicpiities Ity the rule of 
His infinite will and wisdom. Then let the nation, 
in its sorrow, examine andjmrge itself of its secret 
sins, and while passing through this terrilde 
ordeal, let it also remember that " God is always 
just," and wait with fervent hope His direction 
and iudi;-ment. 



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The PuEsiDEXT, Morgan Jones, Estj., (AlJeriuan 
Brice being in the Chair) — Mr. President, it is 
iliffieult to express the feelings of sorrow we feel 
at the great loss the nation has sustained. It has 
lieen well said here, that the blow of the assassin, 
which causes the sorrow we feel, was aimed not 
only at the breast of President Lincoln, l)ut at the 
American nation. It brings us a gloom that has 
dispelled the light Avhich was gladdening our 
hearts, and ])uts a vail before the future, that, 
yesterday, we saw opened before us, apparently 
bringing everything of goiid to the nation. Xow, 
how changed I There is nothing but darkness. A 
great nation will pay its triliute of respect to the 
memory of the President of its choice, and trust 
to the Power whicli controls all tilings, to lift from 
our hearts the tri'iff that now over\vhelms us. 




SPECIAL SESSION. 



^oavrt of tfouurilmcn, 3\iuil 15, 1865. 



The Board met ])ursuaiit to the following call : 
Xew York April ir>, ISOj. 
Hon. James Hayes, 

President Board of (hancilmen : 

\ ou are respectfully re(|ueste(l to convene the 

Boai'd of Couucilnien, this day, at 1, P.M. in 

ordei- to take such action as maybe deemed fitting 

and pro]M.i- in view of the great loss the nation 

lias sustained in the death of the President of the 

United States. 

EDWIN M. HAGERTV. 
JOHN HOUGHTALIN, 
PATRICK RUSSELL, 
ISAAC ROBINSON, 
JAMES G. BRINKMAN, 
JOHN STACOM, 
MICHAEL SMITH. 
J. WILSON GREEN. 
ABRAHAM LENT. 
THOMAS BRADY 
BEKNAKI) KENNEY. 
CHARLES KOSTER, 
GEORGE McGRATH, 
PATRICK II. KEENAN, 
WILLIAM JOYCE, 
DAVID FITZGERALD. 



PRESENT, 

James Hayes, Esq., President, in the Chair. 

COtraCILMEN. 

John Hor<;HTAi,ix, 



COU.NCILMEN. 

Patrick II. Keenajv. 
John Heai.y. 
Isaac Romxsox. 

JOHX STACO>r. 

Edwix' M. Hagekty. 
Chaeles Koster. 
Bernard Kexxey. 
Jajies G. Bkixkmax. 
Thomas Bkady. 
Samuel P. Pattersox 
William A. Taylor. 



Thomas Leayy. 
George McGrath. 
J. Wii.sox Greex. 
Abraham Lext. 
Michael Smith. 
Thomas O'Cali.agiiax. 
Patrick Rcssell. 
WiLLiAii Joyce. 
Hugh Reilly. 
Dayii) Fitzger.vli). 



Talextixe Cook. 

gapcv from the >Joanl of ^Ulrviufu. 
Preamble and resolution relative to the death of 
his Excellency Al)raham Lincoln, President of the 
United States. 

(By Board of Aldermen, April lo, ISGo, jireamble and resolution 
unanimously adopted, and Aldermen Ottiwell, Jeremiah, Van Voor- 
liis. Shannon, and Gedney appointed such Committee on the part of 
that Board.) 

Unanimously concurred in. 
And the President ai)pointed, as such Com- 
mittee on the part of this Board, 

Councilmen JOHN HOUGHTALIN. 
ISAAC ROBINSON, 
ABRAHAM LENT, 
JAMES G. BRINKMAN, 
J. WILSON GREEN. 



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tfnilogir.s |;'vonouurf(l in tUr V.o;u(l of it'ouncilmrn. 

Councilman Gueen — Mr. Presidfiit, in rising U) 
move the adoption of the preamble anil resolution 
just read, I do not intend to eulogize at length the 
charai'ter of President Lincoln. I am sure there is 
no man in this Union, \vho loves his country, l)ut 
can appreciate the virtues and the ])atriotisni of 
President Lincoln. I presume that no such man 
can, at this present moment, adecpiately give \ent 
to his feelings. To l)e silent, sir, upon such an 
occasion, is to be most eloquent. Sii', it so hap- 
pens that I, as one of the Committee from this 
ln-anch of the Common Council, had the pleasure 
and honor of calling upon President Lincoln, on 
the afternoon of day 1)efore yesterday, and I never 
shall forget his kindness and condescension upon 
that occasion. We went up there aljout four 
o'clock in the afternoon ; there was a jjlacard u]i 
announcing that " no visitors, under any circum- 
stances, can see the President after three o'clock,'' 
but ^ve soon ascertained that the President had 
left orders, that when the Committee from New 
York should arrive, no matter when, they should 
be admitted, and he Avas ready and should be 
])leased to receive them. We, accordingly, were 
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Avhicli lie I'eceived us, aiitl tlie whole siiin)licity uf 
Ills conduct, and his joyous expression at the idea 
that this great reljelliou ^vas about being crushed, 
and that lie was upon the eve of announcing to 
the people of these United States, tliat there should 
l)e one grand jubilee, that the whole nation should 
be called together to rejoice over the dowiifjill of 
rebellion, and the re-estal dishment of our national 
supreniac\' throughout the world, lie assured us 
that, only the night before, in a speech to the peo- 
ple, he had hinted that such a proclamation would 
be issued, and he said, with the utmost simplicity, 
" I did it on purpose that the people might under- 
stand that a pi'oclamation would soon l:>e issued, 
calling ujjon all the nation to rejoice." We did 
not, sir, attempt to get from him the time when 
this announcement Avould be made; we did not 
care to know. We only asked him if he intended 
to issue a proclamation of that kiml, and that was 
all we Avanted to know, and we iussured him, so 
far as the city of New^ York was concerned, her 
jieople were ready to [iresent such a gi'aud specta- 
cle of rejoicing that should be carried down in the 
history of the laud as something wonderful in its 
character. We gave him to understand that, so far 
as the people here are concerned, without respect 
to party, they were loyal and they were true; 



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that we were rejoiced at the prospect of returiiiiiL;- 
peace, and we were determined to make an exliilti- 
tiou here wliich would .satisfy the worhl of tliat 
fact. Little did I think, sir, in conversation with 
him, that in some twenty-six or thirty hours after 
that time, he could lie low; that he would lie 
smitten down by the hand of an assassin. Sir, the 
idea that a man elected l)y the voice of the people, 
a man re-elected l)y almost the unanimous voice of 
a free people — that the President of a Repulilic, 
not, sir, a despot, not a monarch, but placed at the 
head of a tree Lcovernment by the voice of a free 
people — that that man, sir, shouhl be stricken 
down, as has l>een the lot of many a despot of old, 
is an idea that shocks and alarms the American 
peo])le. But, sir, the deed has been done. No 
longer can it be said that the Pi-esident of the 
United States is safe from the hands of the assassin. 
It is a damning disgrace to oui' countiy, in that re- 
gard. But I know, sir, I feel, tliat, notwithstand- 
ing an individual is found recreant enough to do a 
deed of that kind, that the nation unanimously 
mourns over the event. I know that instea<l of 
pul)lie rejoicing over retui'ning j)eace, that in the 
tirst i)lace we shall perform our duty in mourning 
over the illustrious dead. Sir, when we take into 
consideration the fact that he has been endeavor- 



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ing to tight the liattk' of the reliellioii, to cause 
victory to perch ii])<>ii the Union 1)anners eveiy- 
where, the patience and perseverance that he has 
manifested, and the good judgment that he has 
disphiyed, and, last and not least, the crowning 
glor}', for he arrived at that point, when we could 
see that the rebellion was, to all intents and pur- 
poses, crushed forever ^I say, when we take these 
matters into consideration, ^v'hen we remember the 
character of Abraham Lincoln, when we begin to 
Sinn up his many virtues, when we acknowledge 
his patriotism and honesty of purpose, the lan- 
guage of one of our own gifted poets, twenty-five 
years ago, uttered upon the occasion of the death 
of President Harrison, will strikingly apply. Yes, 
we can say of Abraham Lincoln: 

"He ascenJed fame's ladder so liigh. 
From the round at the top he has stepped to the sky." 

I move, sir, the adoption of the preamble and 
resolution. 

Councilman Lent — It has l)een well said, l)y 
my colleague, that silence is the greatest eloquence 
that can be displayed on this occasion. Yet, I 
believe I ^\ould prove recreant to my own feelings 
and to the feelings of every member of the Com- 
mon Council, were I to allow the resolutions pre- 



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sentecl for our foncurreua', to jiass witliout a word 
of oomiiiemlatioii from me. Tlie nation mourns. 
Oh, liow sad the cliange ! One week ago to-day, 
we were assemliled in this very ohainber. We were 
tlien exulting. News of theeaptureof the rebel cap- 
ital had lieen received. It was a day sacred to re- 
joicing, and not for the transaction of 1 msiuess. We 
adjoui'ued at once, giving cheers for the National 
Union. To-day, Ave ai-e assembled under ditiVrent 
circumstances. We assemble to-day in the midst 
of the gloom and soi-i-ow of a nation. Our head 
lias lieen stricken down, not by the slow inroads 
of disease, but by the liauds of an assassin. A 
man born on American soil, claiming to be an 
Amei'icaii, has seen tit to place the loaded pistol at 
the Ilea 1 of our elective chief As has l)een very 
fittingly said by Alderman Jeremiah, it was not 
the President of the United States, ni'^-ely, that has 
been assassinated, but with him the whole Ameri- 
can people. God reigns, and that is our only hope. 
The nation still lives, though the President has 
been stricken di>wn. We would all n^joice had he 
been spared and permitted to reap and gatliei', 
during th'3 f )ur years that remained of his incum- 
bency, the fruits of the laliors and toils of the 
past. But God has ordered it otherwise. Mys- 
terious, indeed, are the wavs of Providence. One 

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week ago, rejoiciug, did we forget that (iod ruled, 
and was it necessary for Ilini to In-iug \i])on ns 
this cahxmity, to remind lis that God ruled in the 
aftairs of nations, as in the affiiirs of men i So 
it would seem, and, l)0\ved down to the dust, 
our only hope, our only trust, our only eonfldence, 
can lie in Ilim. May He give to him, who, hy our 
Constitution, has become our head, the Avisdom 
that he gave to his predecessor. May He guide him 
in the trials through which he will 1 le called upon 
to pass, and may this attempt to destroy the nation 
by the destruction of its honored heail cement, as 
one man the entire North, to resolve to l)e content 
and satisfied with nothing but the entire sulyuga- 
tion, the entire submission of every man to the 
Constitution, to the flag, and the Union of our 
common country. God grant that good may grow 
out of this ; God grant that it may be tempered 
for our good, and though we cannot see now, 
though the vail is not now rent, yet the time 
I trust is not tar distant when \\-e will see it has 
been ordered for our good. A man has been 
stricken down, who, if he erred at all, erred on 
the side of mercy ; a man whi> stood ready to wel- 
come the deluded and erring citizens of the South 
1)ack into one common fold, -who was willing to 
extend over them the protection of our Govern- 



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nieiit. It may Ik-, it is, it will lie, fi>r our i^^ood. 
Tlie nation livef<, tliongh its liead is gone, and 
may we give oixr confidence, our liope to liini \vlio 
lias now, by tliis dispensation, become President of 
tliis Republic. The blow is not struck at tlie 
President, nor the people, but at the Re])ubli- 
caii form of government. Shall it 1 >« the death- 
knell of repulilicanism ? Shall it be said, and be 
said with truth, by the despots of Europe, that 
man is not fit for self-government ; that man must 
l)e governed V)y one who claims the right from 
God? I hope not, I trust not. I believe that man 
is still fit for self-government, and that this Repul> 
lic will emerge from the calamity that has now 
befallen it, and will assert her rights, her suprem- 
acy among the nations of the earth. I second the 
resolutions. I know they will find a response in 
every heart, and I hope aiTaiigements Avill be car- 
ried out, and all that can will be done to testify a 
nation's sorrow at the loss of its veiieralde and 
venerated head. Oh, let us now, in this dreadful 
hour, realize our dependence, with su])iiiission and 
acknowledirment to the will of God. 



SPECIAL SESSION. 



gonnl of ^uiimi.sor.s, ^pril is, 1865. 



The Board met, pursuant to the following call : 

Board of Supervisors' Office, \ 

Xo. 7 City IIali., V 

New Yoi;k, April 15, 1865. j 

We, the imdersigneil, inemhers of the Board of 
Supervisors of the county of New York, do here- 
l)y re(piest Josepli B. Young, Clei'k of said Board, 
to call a special meeting of the Board, for Satur- 
day, the 15th instant, at 4 o'clock, P. M., to take 
action in regard to the calamity that has l)etallen 
the nation, in the deatli of President Lincoln. 

ELIJAH F. PURDY, 
WILLIAM K. STEWART, 
ORISON BLUNT, 
JAMES DAVIS, 
SHERIDAN SHOOK, 
ANDREAS WlLLMAJSlSr, 
WALTER ROCHE. 



suPERTiaons. 

Orisox Blixt. 
Jajies Davis. 
Elijah F. Pcrdy. 



PRESENT : 

SUPERVISORS. 

Walter Roche. 
Sheridax Shook. 
William R. Stewart. 



A>'DREAS WiLLMAXX. 



L I X t' O L X O Ji S K (i D I E S . 

The I'lvsideiit ln'iii<;' alisciit, on luotiuu ot' Su- 
])ervls(ii' Kofhe, Supei'viisor IJluiit was rallc(l to 
the Chair. 

tfulonif' ii'vonouncrrt in the ."i^oavil of ^upcnisoviS. 
SuPEiivisoK PuRDY — Ml'. President, I suj)pose 
it is liardly necessary for lue to say for wliat 
}>ur])ose this Board lias heeii convened. 'J'lie ne^vs 
has spread \vith the wings of liglitning tlirougli- 
out the lengtli and 1 tread th of tlie hind. We have 
assenililcd u])on an occasion t)f an unusual charac- 
ter, sucli lias as never Iteen ■witnessed l)y tlie Ameri- 
can peojtle. Tlie Chief Magistrate of the Repul)- 
lie has been murdered liy an assassin. I hope lie 
is not of the manor l)orn ; and hope, also, he is not 
a citizen by adoption. It is disgraceful to the 
American nation to contemplate, for a single 
moment, that anybody belonging to this country 
\vould commit so great an outrage u})on human- 
it}-, and upon the interests of the \vhole country. 
I am deeply pained to make this announcement. 
I feel that it is a foul disgrace that the Chief 
Magistrate of this nation should be stricken down, 
lie was suri'ounded witli difficulties on entering 
upon his administration, which it seemed almost 
impossible to overcome, and yet he ^\■as on the 
point of success in re-establishing the Constitution 



L I >• ( (> J. X (> 1! S K 1} V IKS. 

and tlu' laws. Xot only tliat, Imt tlic second in 
command, tlie man wlio lias guided the helm of 
State so successfully, ])rostrated as he was l)y an 
accident of a very melancholy character, was 
attacked in his chand)er l>y the assassin, who 
attempted to murder this assistant as Avell as him- 
self. These events should fill eveiy American 
heart \vith gloom. ^Ir. Pi'esident, I feel alarmed 
for the country ; I feel as though we were now 
groping again iii the dark ; I feel that we may see 
scenes such as have never l)een seen l)efore. The 
war was ending, Imt suddenly this new scene 
opened before us; Ave have now no man upon 
\vhoni the country can rely, a\ ith the same confi- 
dence, as u])on the man who has l>een stricken 
do-sAii, and should Ave lose the Secretaiy of State, 
what would become of this country? Mr. Presi- 
dent, I think I can truly say there is no man in 
existence, to my knowledge, that can occU])y the 
place of Abraham Lincoln. I believe I can say 
that with mitpiestioned sincerity, for no man can 
say that I did anything towards his election ti) 
the Piesidency. But I do l>elieve, that there is no 
man who is so strong in the confidence of the ])eo- 
])le, who is so earnest to do I'ight, and so anxious 
to do justice to all, as he. But, Mr. President, my 
feelings are so deep that I cannot give them ex- 



jiiTssioii ; I tVfl that my time, also, lias m-arly 
ooine. 

I otlV'r the f()]h)\\'iiii; rcsohitlons : 

Whrvras', The startling intelligence readies us from 
Washington, that President Lincoln, tlic Ileail of the 
American Nation, is no more, liaving been 1>aseh' assassin- 
atccl on the evening of tiie 14th instant ; anil, 

■^VhrrraS, The horrible crime of assassination of ofncen; 
high in authority, wliich has caused t'lis sorrowful event, 
has never liefore disgraced the pages of American history, 
tlie will of the majority of the people having always been 
cheerfully acquiesced in, prior to the rebellion of the South- 
ern States, with a unanimity that has formed the strongest 
bond of republican unity, and the surest guarantee of the 
perpetuation of our liberties ; and, 

WhcVfJl.S, This fearful crime and siioi-king calamitv has 
occurred just at the moment when every ])atriot's lieart was 
full of joy at the glorious victories won Ijy the Fe<leral 
arms, and at the prospect of an early and lasting peace to 
our l)elove<l country - triumjdis which gladden and cheer an 
American, and wliicli bid fair to present to tlie nations of 
the earth a hajipy, united, and powerful people — triumphs 
resulting mainly from the honest, devoted, j)ure, patriotic 
energies of him whose untimely end the nation mourns; a!id, 

^Vhrvca.S, We, in common with our fellow-citizens, sutler 
llie terrible shock, and our hearts swell with unassuaged 
grief at the calamity which has been permitted to befall us, 
in the sudden death of c>ur Chief ^lagistrate, no such pang 
of sorrow at the loss of a beloved public officer having ever 
occurred in the history of this comitrj-. 



I. I X C It I. N < > B S E Q X' I K : 



^C.SoU'Cd, That this Board receives with unfeigned 
emotion and deep solemnity, the dire and heart-rending 
intelligence of the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of 
the United States; and that, while we truly synijiathize 
with the family and relatives of the deceased, in their sud- 
den and irreiiarable bereavement, and deeply deplore the 
sad event, we fervently unite with our fellow-citizens 
throughout the country and nation, in expressing the deep- 
rooted sorrow which ])crvndes all hearts at the loss of one 
who had peculiarly signalized his administration of the 
afiairs of liis great office, and who has enshrined himself in 
the heart of every patriot and well-wisher of his country, by 
the puritv of his private character, and l)y the elevated po- 
sition in which he had been i)laced by the voice of the 
American people. 

jScSolvcd, That this Board will participate in a suitable 
demonstration of respect for the memory of the late Presi- 
dent ; that the chamber of the Board be hung in black for 
ninetv days ; and that the members of this Board wear the 
usual badge of mourning for the same period. 

^CSolvCtl, That the officers of the Board be requested to 
transmit a copy of this preamble and resolutions to the 
sorrow-stricken famdy of the deceased, and cause the same 
to be published. 

*lcS0Uril, That a Committee of four be appointed to facili- 
tate any arranfjeraents which may be deemed advisable tor 
a suitable manifestation of respect for the memory of the 
deceased. 

llcsoU'cd, That all County officers be requested to close 
their offices until after the obsequies. 



L I K C O L X DBS K <.i V IKS. 



SiTEiivisou Davis sec-omUMl the ii(l<)])tinu ot' tlic 
al)Ove, anil spoke as follows : 

I rise for the ]>ui'|»ose of seeoiidiiig these resolu- 
tions, not for the purpose of attempting to ])ass 
any eulogy ujiou the deceaseil. I feel that, if I 
were eoni])etent to (li'li\ cr a fulogy upon the eliar- 
aeter of him whose ]o>s we are enlleil uj»on to 
mourn, m}' feelings upon this oeeasioiL are sueli 
that I eaiiiiot liring my niiml to the sulijeet. 

It is truly saiil in these resolutions (anJ thev 
seem to eover the whole ground of wliat need he 
said upciu an oceasidu of this kind) that sueh ;in 
event has never before oec-urred in our historw 
In other eountries and other goveriuneuts similar 
events have oeeurre<l ; l)ut in this country, never. 
AVe are not now aMe to lirlng (.)ur minds to eoii- 
temj)hite the ^-.•lst I'esults Avhic'h may en>ue, so as 
fully to understand the great loss that we have 
suftered. 

^Ve can only l)Ow in sulunission to the stroke, 
and ])ut our trust in (lod foi' tlie future. That 
we liave suftered an ovei'whelming loss, liowevei-, 
the gloom Avhich pervades the whole conimunitv ; 
the melancholy a])pearance of the Imildinu^s, 
draped in mourning; the flags tloating at Jialf 
mast, and the sulxlued manner in whirli this event 
is alluded to, indicate tliat the puMic miml is 



L I N C O L :X O B S E (i U I E iS . 



(leei)ly iiiii)ivsstMl with tlir fact, that n givat and 
<n30(l mail has fallen in the discharge of his duty. 
He has fallen a martyr to the principles which 
liave guided him in his piil)lic acts. His Couutry 
will feel its loss, will mourn at his untimely end ; 
hut history will record his name high upon the 
record of the benefactors of his race, and the na- 
tion will reap the fruits of the ricli legacy he lias 
liequeathed to it. It is proper that the action 
which these resolutions contemi)late, should 1)6 
taken, and that tlie members of this Board should 
co-operate with the other de})artineuts of the City 
and General Governments, in paying due honor to 
the memory of him whose loss we are called upon 
on this occasion to deplore. I second the resolu- 
tions with feelings of deep solemnity, and trust 
that they will he properl}- engrossed, and a cojiy 
transmitted to the family of the deceased. 

The resolutions were then unanimously adopted ; 

And tlu- President api)ointed as such Com- 
mittee, 

Supervisors ELIJAH F. PURDY, 

WILLIAM R. STEWART, 
W.\LTER ROCHE, 
SHERIDAN SHOOK. 



L I N c L X o 1! s i: Q r I k s . 



SrpERVisoK Sti;\\-ai;t pivseiited the tnllowiuo- : 

^i'hcvca.S, Thf sliocking intclligcnee has l)con comimiiii- 
cati'd that the assassination of Hon. Wm. II. Sewanl, Secre- 
tary of State, was attemptcil in "Washington, about ihe same 
time tliat President Lincoln met his nntiinely eml; an<I, 

^t'hn'CH,*, He now lies iu a critical condition, resulting from 
tlu' shameful act, as also his sou Frederick, wlio atteni[)ted 
to jirevent the commission of tli.' murderous deed; and, 

WhfVCa.S, The Ilonorahle the Secretary cf State has heen 
intimately associated with President Lincoln iu the adminis- 
tration of the public affairs of tliis country, for the last four 
years, assisting and advising iu regard to the accomplish- 
ment of those glorious triumphs, whicli have caused the 
nation to joyfully exult ; and, 

Whereas, ^Ir. Seward, by his marked ability, his h.ng 
experience in i)ublic alfairs, has stamped himself as one of the 
greatest statesmen of modern times, and his extensive knowl- 
edge and research have lieen in\aluable during' the crisis 
from which the country has nearlv emeru'ed; therefore, 

^If.S'oh'Ctl, That we sincerely and earnestly pray that the 
Almighty, in Ilis infinite wisdom, may spare the life of one 
who is an ornament to the re|)ublican institutions of our 
country; that this long-tried ability and un(|Uestii)iied devo- 
tion to the country may yet serve the American ]ieople in 
many an emergencv. 

iJcsolvcil, Tliat we cordially sympathize with tlie family 
and relatives of Mr. Seward, in the affliction which he and 
they are called upon to bear, and trust that their hearts may 
be gladdened by the speedy recovery to health and strengtli 
of ilr. Seward and his son Frederick. 

Wliicli wei-c Tiiiaiiinioiisly adojited. 



1. I X C O L X O 15 S K (i I' I ]■: s 



iWcctiiifl of Citi^rivo in W'M %tvfct. 

Duriii-- the moniiiiu- of tin- l.jtli of April, a large 
meeting of our citizens convened in front of tlie 
Cii>;toni House in "Wall street, over wliicli Simeon 
Draper, Est|., was called to ])reside, and ^Messrs. 
Moses Taylor, Moses H. (xrinnell, and S. B. Chit- 
tenden weie ajii)ointed Vice-Presidents, and the 
followiuL;' iireaml)le and resolutions were adopted: 
WluVfU.O', It lias pleaseil Almighty God to take from us 
Abraham Lincoln, the Prc-sldcnt of tho Unitoil States, by a 
■sudden and awful visitation; and by this great calamity 
befalling; us in thv liour of our national triumph, we are 
warned of the uncertainty of all human aftairs, and our 
absolute dependence for our safety and protection, as a 
nation, u}>on the mercy and wisdom of Divine Providence; 
there'brc, 

ilC^oU'Crt, That in this hour of our deep affliction we luuu- 
blv implore tliat the Divine protection and sup[)ort vouch- 
safed to us as a nation hitherto, which has borne us through 
vears of bitter trial, and brought us safely through the storms 
of war to victory and the prosi)ect of jicacc, will not now 
be withdrawn from us, but that, having taken from us the 
chosen and beloved Chief Magistrate, who has earnestly, and 
faithfullv, and wisely labored and toiled in the behalf of 
his people, God will, in Ills mercy, enlighten, guide, and 
strengthen His servants, upon whom devolves the authority 
of the Government, so that they may wisely and justly 
administer the power confiiled to them. 



I, I X c o L X () B s i: tj r i i-: s . 

iJr.OOUrd, That wliilr we bow in suliinissioii tn tlic mys- 
terious dispensation wlileli tlius aflli(ts us, as men and 
citizeTis we must express the anguish and gv'wt' wtiieh iill 
our liearts, that tlie death of Abraham Lincohi is a calamit v, 
not to this nation only, but to tlie civilized world. 

^U.SoU'frt, That while in his personal eharaetcr, exhibit ing 
the most kind anil genei'ous nature, he, in his jmblic eareer, 
manifested and illustrated in thc> highest degree the capacity 
of free institutions to inspire and develop true greatness of 
character; that liis services to the nation, through all the 
years of trial and danger, his unwavering devotion, his 
hii^h courage and enduring liope, have endeared him forever 
to the hearts of the people, and in tlieir memories, as in his- 
tory, he will be recorded as the first patriot of the age. 
Alas, that he should be also the most distinguishe<l martyr 
in the sacred cause <jf liberty ! 

^C.Solvrrt, That, as by the last acts of his life the President 
jiroved that kindness, charity, and spirit of conciliation 
toward the enemies of the IJepublic animated him and 
dictated his jiolicy, so wi' T)elieve that we best honor his 
memory by emulating his example, anil continuing to labor 
for the restoration of peace and harmony in the land. 

YkCSoU'Cd, That to the bereaved wife and children of 
the lamented dead we tender our deep and heartfelt s^m- 
]iathies, but can offer no better consolation than the assur- 
ance that the whole people are with them, and feel their loss 
to l)e irreparable. 

^CS'olVftl, That we tender to the otHcer upon whom, by 
this sad calamity, the Executive authority devolves, our 
sympathy in the trying position in which he is placed, and 
the assurance of our cordial and unwavering su]i|iort in the 



L 1 X (_■ o L .\ u ]; .V :; <ir ir.f^ . 

measures which, guided liy Diviue -wisdoni, lie may adojit 
for the sj)eedy accomplishment of the great ohject for which 
his lamented jiredecessor labored and died. 

^f.SOllTd, That it he recommended to the citizens to close 
all places of business to-day as early as practicable, and that 
they remain closed until after the burial of the deceased 
President. 

^f.SoU'ftl, That it be re(juestcd tliat all jilaces of public 
amusement l)e closed for this evening, and that the question 
of the further closing of all such sources of pleasure be 
referred to the sympathy, loyalty, and reverence of the 
managers. 

^f.Solvrrt, That a Committee of thirteen citizens of New 
York be sent to Washington to attend the funeral of the 
President, and to tender such aid and sympathy to the 
Government as may be needflil and proper, and that said 
Committee consist of the following gentlemen: 
MOSES TAYLOR. 
JONATHAN STURQES, 
WILLIAM E. DODGE, 
HAMILTON FISH, 
MOSES H. GRINNELL, 
WILLIAM M. EVART.S, 
CHARLES II. RUSSELL, 
EDWARDS PIERREPONT, 
SAMUEL SLOAN, 
JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Jr., 
FRANCIS B. CUTTING, 
R. M. BLATCHFORD, 
CHARLES II. MARSHALL. 



L I X C () I, X () I! S V. (.1 V IKS. 

DuriiiL;- tlie clay various otluT iiu'ctiiin-.s wtTf 
lifld, at \\ liic-li speeches were made and resolutiuus 
adopted. 

The Committees thus appointed l;)y the respective 
Boards of the Common Council, having oro;anized 
l)y the selection of Alderniau (_)tti\vcll as Chair- 
man, immediately visited Washington for tlu; j)nr- 
pose of attending the funeral solemnities of the 
late President in that city. 

The following day, being Sunday, presented a 
scene in the deserted streets, in which the emblems 
of sorrow displayed on every side gave additional 
solemnity to the ordinary observances of the dav. 
In all the churches services \vere held appropriate 
to the occasion ; and the public evidences of the 
j)ower of religious ceremonies were probal)lv 
never more strongly manifested. The suddenness 
and severity of the Idow, and the dread uncertainty 
as to what might be the consequences to the pul)- 
lic welfare, comljineil to soften the hardest hearts, 
and make them bo\v before the power of the 
Almighty. 



L I N C O L X O J? R E Q T" I E S . 



M u V n i n n ? c r ov ;i t i o n ,s . 

Tniiue<li;itely upon tlu' ref('})ti()U of tlie muuriiful 
ti(liii;i;s, our fitizt'iis hegaii to di'ape tlicir rt'si- 
(leiuvs and places of Imsiness in mouruiiiLj, aii<l 
soon sc-art't'ly a Imildini:; in tlie city, imlilic or 
})rivate, fro:ii the palatial Fifth avenue mansion to 
the huml)lest tenement-liouse, couhl l>e seen, whicli 
had not some outwanl funereal decoration; while 
nearly all our citizens wore mourning badges ujxm 
their persons. Such universality of mourning Avas 
never known before in the annals of our country. 
So great was the demand for mourning goods, that 
the stock of such goods in the c-ity was nearly 
exhausted. 

The following description of tlie city, as it 
appeared in its moui-ning garb, is taken from the 
newspapers of the city, j)uldished on the I'.'th of 
April, the New York Herald ]iarticularly, and is 
so strikingly faithful, as to warrant its incorpo- 
ration into this work. 



^ p p c Hv 11 n r f of S V a A w a s . 

In the following descriptions, the decorations of 

Broadway are alluded to under the headings of 

the difterent wards through which our great 

thorouglifare passes. The magnificent effect of 



LINCOLN O I! S E Q U I E S . 



Broadway iu iiionniiiiii', t-an only thus l)e I'sti- 
mated. From the Battery to Union s(juai'e there 
was not a Imihling hut assumed, in some shape 
or otliei', tlie garb of soriow. 

A riih> up Broadway was one Lmg t'uufral jiro- 
eession. Iu some iustaiiees, the hal)iliments of 
mourning were arranged w irli an amount of skill 
liordering upon artistie genius. In otlier instanees, 
somberness of effect appeared alone to luivc been 
aimed at. In all cases luialfected sorrow and vene- 
ration Were the actuating motives, and any short- 
comings in execntitm were almndantly covered liy 
the e.\cellence of the sentiment Avhieli inspired this 
remarkalile and spontaneous demonstration. Na- 
tionalities and creeds were .s\vallowe(l up in the all- 
])ervading sori'ow. (Jei'uuuis, Frenchmen, Span- 
iards, and IJritish residents, all united in the e.\- 
])ression of their grief; and this was onl\- a jn-t-lude 
to the feeling which stiiTed every free natii)n of 
the Old World, \\heu the tidings of the President's 
death were made kno\\ ii. AVhat Byron littingly 
said of Pitt, will n\>i>\\ with even greater force to 
Abraham Lincoln : 

Not one great people only raise his urn : 
All Europe's far extended regions mourn. 

The foreign consulates were amongst the build- 
ings most heavily di'aiK'd in the insiLfuia of woe. 

[SI 



J. I X C O L X O B S E Q U I E ; 



At tilt' urtice t>t' the Iniaaii StrauisLip Coiupaiiy, 
tlie Still's and Stripes aiul the Uuiou Jaek were 
looped toi^ether side by side in one common liadge 
of monrninjx. 

The lianks and insnrance offices first command 
attention. Tlie whole jiroportiou of some of these 
buildings atibrded almost unlimited scope for dec- 
orative display, and as a rule this advantage was 
made the most of Nothing, for instance, couhl 
be in l)etter character with the occasion than the 
funereal canojtv over the entrance to the Bank of 
the Eei)ublic; and the hangings of Idack and the 
huge funereal liadges, over and in the windows of 
the Atlantic Bank, stood out in startling relief 
trom the white marl)le-front of the l)uilding. The 
Hope, Continental, and New York Insurance Com- 
panies also were conspicuous for the admirable 
arrangement of their drapery. The hotels were 
not prominent for the elaborate nature of their 
outward trappings. The New York Hotel (a 
o-reat resoi't of Southerners) and the Astor House 
must, however, l)e excepted. Over tlie enti-ance 
to the latter hotel were the lines : 



©nil) 1 1) c ,1 c 1 1 n B of t f) r Just 

;S m r 1 1 s to r r t , n n B blossom in t i) r i u s t , 



I, I X C O L N OBSEQUIES. 



The skillful niauuer in wliioli the American flag 
\\as transformed into an eml)lein of mourning, was 
a noticeal)le feature in the deoorations. Messrs. 
Stewart's store, on the corner of Chambers street 
and Bi'oadway, ^vas the l)est exemphir of this; but 
Zeehiers fur warehouse, Coughlan, Detniars tt 
Co.'s, No. 414 Bi'oadway, the Singer Manufactur- 
ing Company's, Wheeler Sz, Wilson's, Union 
Adams', and other buildings, aftbrded sj)ccimens of 
the same eii'ective mode of arrangement. Busts of 
the maiiyred President, and pa])er monuments, 
cunningly contrived to look like marble, were of 
frefpient occui-rence. Xone were more licautiful 
than those at ;5."j7 Broadway. Among the (Kh-o- 
rations the initiated would recognize hei-e and 
there the expressive syml)ols of Freemasonry, 
showing where members of that omnipresent craft 
mourned for one who was a ^Mason in the noblest 
acce])tation of the term, though not actually a 
"brother of the mystic tie." 

Slate-colored silk, intermingled with American 
flags and mourning Tiands, were introduced with 
admirable taste at Osljorne tfc May's, 8i»4 Bi'oad- 
way. 

Among the inscri]>tions not elsewhere noticed, 
Avere some of signal appi'opi'iateness. Under an 
obelisk Vjearing the name of '' Lincoln," at .35(! 



LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. 



Broadway, were lines -wliicli must have suggested 
tliemselves to many witliin tlie last few days: 



<r. 6 m b r s in n lu i" s t r r i o u s U) n !> , 
Jt) i s lu II r r s to p r r f o r m . 



The Army and Navy Clothing Office (General 
Vinton's) displayed the words : 



r 1) 11 nit tj II r , n II f r i r n n it B for 
a I i ts r n p }) r f t ( n t r t Ij r r ii o to . 



At KuaLe <k Co.'s, wlio, it is to be noticed, are 
the agents of a Baltimore house, a bust of ^Ir. 
Lincoln, severely simple in the aljsence of all orna- 
mentation, Avas sho-\vn on a Tdack pedestal, and 
underneath this a fitting (^notation, which, liow- 
ever, was marred in the copying: 



J'ljrvr to.TS in lljis mnn soiiirtijiiitj tfjnt rouia rrrntr, 
siibtorvt or rrform, nii unOristnuBiiig spirit, niia nit 
rloquriur to summon mnnhiiiti to sorirtn, or to firrnb 
tiK bonis of slnbrri.' nsiinJirr, anli to rule tijr toilBrrnrss 
of frrr minis toitij iinbonnftrB nutjjoritit— somrt!)iu0 tljnt 
roHlO rstnblisf) niiB obrrtofjrlm an rmpirr, nnS strifir n 
tloui in tljf toorIB tijat sijoiilB rrsoiniB tftroutjij tijr unibrrsr. 





L I N C L X 1! S E (> U I KS . 






At r.:):i IJioadwny, Win. IJ. llt)liiu's' : 






;:i X ,1 t i 11 () U) r a i 11 a r i r f 

!!!!: i 1 1 r i 5 f in m i a Ij t to r r t r r in i ii n t r 

Clj r 21 r n r r s o t I i s n r r ii r s r a ii r b r 1 1 i o ii. 

'TfjitB Ijr It rbrr" to ilrOrls. 






Fredericks' P]iotogra])liic Teiujile of Art \v;is 
eliastely and Iteautifiilly adorned, and Ijore this 
nseriptioii : 




in sorroiDiiiQ tears t[)r nation's arirf is spent, 
liUanfeina Ijas lost a frirna, ana inr a ^Jrrsiariit. 






At Clarke's Pliotograpliie Union there was ; 
well-painted transparency of the President, ant 
inderneath, the words: 


I 




71)is mrmorn, lifer tijr Jlnioii ijr prrsrrbra, is not for a aai', 
but for all time. 






Miller it Matthews' stationery store, 757 Broad 
way, was hung with the deepest mourning, the 
windows being entirely covered with black cloth 
riie motto. 






Justirr, not ilrbrnar, 






ei 





L I N C O L X O 1! S E (i r I E ; 



was exliiliited at tlie sidi- of tlic luiilding, Imt 
immediately underneath were these suggestive 
reniindei's : 



i« a s s a r r r at a a U) r r ti r r . 

a n a r r s n t) t 1 I r i3 r i s o n ID r ii . 

iaCning 3li6lii.> }3risoii. 

iHiirJifr ( tl)f yrrsiarnt. 



At Jackson's, 750, was a jiortrait <>f ]\Ir. Linoohi, 
with the iiisfrijition : 



%)c U) n s n m ,1 II , Infer i) i m for nil in all. 



Another store further on disphiyed another por- 
trait, and furnished the quotation : 



Ija f s 1) n 1 1 II t I fe u jj o ii D i s lifer n jj n i ii . 



Taken as a whole, the spectacle ^vhich Broadway 
presented has proljaLly never lieeii })aralleled in 
history. The nearest ajiproach to it in modem 
times, was the aspect of Great Britain A\hcu Prince 
Albert was so suddenly cut off. The \\'rlter visit- 
ed the jrreat manufacturing!; centres of England 
Avhen the grief and excitement caused l»y that 
event were at their height. But, though the pub- 
lic sorrow was intense, spontaneous out\vard mani- 



L I X C' O L X < ) ]5 S E il V I i: S . 

fcstatioiis of urift' wciv almost I'litirch Avaiitiiiii'. 
So also were the tW'linirs of liorroi' aiKl ilctesta- 
tioii at a heinous cruiK' wliicli uivc to our iri'iff 
a deept'i' glooin, and reader our national laouruinu:, 
in its uniqueness;, the appropriate areoni[>aninient 
of a loss the most terrilile that anv nation has en- 
dured, and of a deed unecpialed in its atroeity in 
the annals of the world. 

<i]\t ^ivst, §fconrt, and ahitil ^Vavdsi. 

The lower jiaii of the city, althou<,di devoted 
largely to Inisiness, and filled with stores and ]>ul)- 
lic offices, was nevertheless very genei'ally covered 
Avith the emldems of mourning. It is true there 
Avas a great sameness and lack of vaiietv, Imt the 
spontaneity and extent of the display wei'e very 
remarkalile. C'onnnencing down at the Battery, 
a survey of all the streets up as far as C'handx-is 
street, lietween the East and North rivers, exhiliited 
scarcely a T)uilding that was not covered in some 
})art with the external evidences of the national 
gi-ief. The barge office at Whitehall presented a 
front covered with tastefully arranged folds of 
l)lack and white. The Hamilton and South feri'\- 
house Avas festooned ^vith similar colors. Looking 
up Broadway, the otHce of the British Consul a]>- 
peared with its il.-igs at half mast, and the roof and 



L I X C O L X O 15 8 E Q U I E S . 



windows Iiuiil;' \\ itli sal)le traj)piiigs. Next door 
to this was tlie Stevens' House, very heavily draped 
and very neatly. 

The Produce Exchange, in Whitehall street, was 
decked Avith veiy remr.rkahle taste and touching 
simplicity. Over the entrances on each street 
were hangings of black muslin, and inside, tlie 
hroad pillars Avere wreathed with wide bands of 
crape, lending a very impressive aspect to the 
building. 

The Sub-Treasury office in Nassau street was 
extensively draj)ed, particularly in the interior, 
\vhere the Avails, counti'rs, desks, and arches were 
appropriately festoone<l. The chandeliers and 
clocks even were decked with drooping flags and 
moui'ning rosettes. 

The United States puT)lic store, corner of 
Exchange place and Broad\vay, Avas eoA^ered Avitli 
streamlets of Avhite and l)lack. 

The Express offices, particularly Ilarnden's and 
the National, Avere beautifully ornamented. 

We have already alluded to the manner in 
Avhich the City Hall has been tixed up, as a mark 
of respect for the memory of President Lincoln. 
The tine old l>ulldiug formed one of the most strik- 
ing features of the city's tribute to the memory of 
the depai-ted and deeply lamented Chief Magistrate. 



LXyC O L N O H S E Q t ' I E rt . 



Fi'oin tlic figure of Justice, crowning tlie cupola, 
down to the l)asenient, was to Ije seen a continuous 
exliiiiitioii of funereal decorations. Tlie little ])il- 
lars of the cupohx were surrounded with ))ands of 
lilack muslin ; the cornices fringing the roof lield 
Mack pendants; the windows were arched with 
black strips, and the heavy solid pillars lieneath 
the Lalcony were encircled with rolls of di-ai)eiy 
of the same color. (Jn the front of the l)alcony, 
just above the ])illars, appeared in large, white let- 
ters on a dark sheet tlie following inscription : 



(T ij f X n t i n in o ii r n s , 



I'mler this sci-oU -was a iie;it piece of licavv 
Mack triuuiiing. The interior of the liuildingwas 
similarly dressed. 

Rarnum's Museum deserves a place among the 
puMic buildings that attracted attention, by reason 
iif its ;i|)|ir()priate draping and ornamentation; 
white ;uid black rosettes, sti'eamers of black an(j 
white hangings, trimmings, ttc, were to ])e seen 
in abundance. Over the Broadway entrance was 
.■HI elabi)rate design representing a tomb, the f n-m 
i>f which was an urn resting on a large pedestal, 
the entire affair l)eiug about live feet liigh and 
three feet wide. On the urn was the word 

[0] 



LIN C () L N O 15 S E Q r I E S . 



"Lincoln," aiul on the pedestal was the inserip- 
tlou: 



D u 1 1 r r s t pro p n t r t a in o r i . 



St. PauFs Cliiiivli was only putting on its gail) 
of woe at a late hour IVIonclay afternoon. The iiil- 
lai-s and capitals Avere T)eing tastefully hung and 
intert^vined in the same manner as the hundreds 
of other buildings throughout the cit)'. 

The Custom House, lately decorated in sueli a 
lively and apjiropriate manner in honor of our 
vict(iiies, presente<l an entirely ditterent spectacle 
on ^Monday. The rotunda Avas covered ^vitli " the 
trappings and suits of ^voe." The massive pillars 
Avere enveloped in sable gai'ments, and the panels 
likeAA'ise mournfully draped, while the l)iists of 
Washington, Jackson, Clay, Scott, and Webster 
were sui'i'ouuded ^vitli folds of white and l)lack 
nuislin. A bust of tha martyred President stood 
out in bold relief in a prominent i)Osition, being 
entirely divested of every attempt at decoration. 
In the language of a gentleman who Avas asked the 
reason of this bareness of ornamentation, "Ko dra- 
pery nor sorrow-suggesting emlilems are needed 
around such a statue. The thoughts occasioned 
by the mere view of that face are sufficiently sad- 



LIXCOLX OBSKQflES. 



ileuing, Avitliout tlic assistaucr ot" any iiiournt'ul 
syml)o]s." 

The decorations of the Post ( )fliee liave alsol.feii 
ehanged from gay to grave. Tlie flags floatiuo- 
from its roof were yestenhi}' covereil ^vit]^ crape, 
and the entire intei-ior was dressed in l)hick. 

Tlie house next to the Ilei'akl otHce, in Nassau 
street, disphiyed tlie two following inscriptions : 



^l Q r r n t a ?i & a o o a in n u f n 1 I r ii , 



PI ro II tin rut vurr^js. 



The house of Protector Engine Comj)auv No. 
2'2, in Chambers street, near Centi-e street, \vas 
draped with liLu'k, festooned on each side of tlie 
entrance, inunediately over which was the 
einldem : 



r f) f >«■ a t i n mourns its 1 o s i 



Hose Company No. I'S, next door to the ahove, 
had a portrait of the late Pivsideut over the 
entrance, with the motto : 

!f r mourn t ij r X a t i o n ' s loss. 



L I N C O L K C> B S E (i U I E S . 



Tlie liouse i>f ]\Iutual Hook iiud Ladder C'om- 
])any No. 1, adjoining tlie latter, ^\"as draped in 
Llaek, and over tlic entrance wa^; tlic nmtto: 



JTDf assassin's strofer tut makes ifjr fratrrual honi tijr 
sirongrr. 



All the public liuildings, court-In mses, etc., in 
the Park, ^vere approj^riately draped, also. 

1\\t fourth Ward. 

The dis]>lay of enildenis of mourning iii the 
Foui'th "Ward, INIonday, ^vas pretty general. Alder- 
man Walsh's house. No. 48 Madison street, Avas 
tastefully draped with Idack, arranged in festoons 
from AvindoAV to Avindow, lea\ing a clear space in 
the centre for the figure of an Anierican eagle 
covered with crape, and underneath ■which wan 
])laced a ])ortrait of the late President, framed in 
Mack, an.l witli Ihc motto: 



C 6 ' s II t 1 r s t in r U , a it (j o ii r n t nt a ii 



The store of lirooks Brothers, in Catharine 
street, also deserves notice for tlie artistic manner 
in which the sal>le streamers weve arranged in 
front of the estaLlishment. The INIariners' Church, 
in Madison street, had its ilag at halfmast, from 
which droo})ed a long, narrow, black pendant. 



L I N € () L IN' O B S E (i U I E S . 



Tlie utlier defunitions in the wanl wciv not ot' 
au interestiug cliarac-tcr. 

(The i\U\\ Wavrt. 

Eac-li street in this -wanl was Iiuiil;-, ]\[<ni(lay, witli 

au almost eoiitiuuous festoouiiiir of mourning 

colors. Even in tlie poorest portions the deep 

regret for the uatiou's loss was shown, from the 

huml)le store, with its simple and expi-essive wreath 

of inmiortelles suspend<-d over the door, to the 

stately l)uilding elotheil, 

III every easement 

From irarret to basement, 

with the melaneholy hal)iliments of woc. (Jreat 
taste was displayed in thearrangemcMit of the fune- 
\vi\\ eoloi's in many cases. Passing up r>roa<hva\- 
on the west side, tlic cstaMishmcnt of ]\[essrs. 
Loder ct Co. struck the eye as lieing verv taste- 
t'ully dra[)ed. Festoons of lilack and wliite ci'a])e 
passed from window to window in each store of 
ihe huildiug, looped with white rosettes. From 
the highest row of windows streaudets of crape 
Avere hung, \vhich Avaved to and fro Avith au almost 
noiseless rustle. A finely executed engra\ing of 
the late President, ])laced in one of the lower Avin- 
ilows, a]i2)ro])riately drape<l, attracted general at- 
tention. A large stai', fm-mcd of two triangles of 
l)lack era])e, formed a ])leasing contrast to the 
white front of the Tradesmen's Bank. G. AV. 



LINCOLN O ]i S E Q U I E S . 



JMoorc's piviiiisi's, ;).">1 Broadway, had on tlu' front 
a larcf St. Alldre^\■'s cross, formed of two liands 
of lilack, wliifli ])assrd from opposite oorners. At 
their juncture there was a wliite star, wliich showed 
exceeding-ly Avell on tlie dark back^-round. The 
ino'enious manner in Avliieh tlie cohjrs were inter- 
laced in the surrounding of the piDars at 841, was 
worthy of notice. In Messrs. Marshall, Johnston 
ik Co.'s window, .■>.") 1 Bi'oadway, Avas a small white 
toml), on whicli,iu lilack letters, was the one Avord, 
"LixcdLX," surmounted l)y an amaranthine wreath. 
In front of this was placed a Union ilag, on A\-hich 
was thrown a laurel wreath. The entire of the 
other win(lo\\- Avas draped with hlack, and in the 
centre, placed on a Avhite marble pedestal, Avas an 
elegantly chiseled l)ust of ]Mr. Lincoln, a Mack 
scarf passing across his shoulders, and the ])edestal 
had the im])ressive inscription : 



(D u r i« a r t n r y r r s i D r u t , 



OA'er AVard it Co.'s establishment, ;i.s7 Broad 
Avay, is the large inscription, surrounded AAdth 
heavy draping : 



i« a 1.1 ij r r r s t in p r a r c , 



LiNooLX o r. sDcinios. 



The initials of tlic late Piv^ideiit's name were 
carefully worked iu wliiti', on Mack rosettes, loop. 
ing nj) tlie drapery, over Isaac Smith i*c Co.'s, 405 
Uroaihvay. Passing' down Canal street, each house 
Iiad some pronf of its soitow exhiliited. In St. 
John's Park the lirown stone j)illars of tlie cluu'ch 
\vere Avouud round with l)lack, which was inter- 
woven with the scroll work of the capital. The 
various enginediouses and schools in this Avard also 
1)ore marks of mourning. Along Hudson street, 
West Broadway, and Church street every house 
was draped. The large l)uilding of iMes^i's. II. B. 
Clallin I'lc Co., passing from Church street to AVest 
P>roadway, was extensively festooned its entire 
length. The Fifth Wai'd Hotel and American 
Express l>uilding followed the general rule of (hr- 
orating. A handsome iiag, fringed and looped 
with l)lack, and with a medallion })ortrait of tlie 
late President, Avas suspended across Duane street, 
from Mr. Graham's t() the house of Messrs. Den- 
nison, Birde it Co., which was adorned with a 
large doul>le star of lilack and white cra])e, which 
covered the entire front of the Imilding. In the 
portions of this ami the Eighth Wards, wht-re the 
greatest number of colored peojde reside, the 
mourning was universal, and many tasteful elecora- 
tions could have been seen there. 



L I N C O L X OBSEQUIES 



Througliout the entire Sixth Ward the I'osidents 
seemed to vie M'ith each other iu paying tribute 
to the memory of the hite President. In many 
phices the streets exhibited one continuous line of 
emblems of mourning. The humblest dwelling, as 
well as the marble palace, had its emblem of 
mourning — no doubt feeling that as the widow's 
mite was as aceeptalde to our Lord as the I'ich 
man's gift, so the tribute of a loyal heart, however 
humble, was grateful to the nation as the proudest 
display. The same feeling of aftectiou \vhich 
prompts the living to decorate the graves of the 
departed, with flowers, and instinctively teaches 
how to group them with the greatest effect, 
directed the efforts of the citizens to arrange the 
limited materials which mourning etiquette allow- 
ed, to the best advantage, as no art, except aceom- 
])anied \vitli the siucerest affection, could accomplish 
such an effective and appropriate display. 

The east side of Broadway, from Chambers to 
Canal street, seemed one continuous link of sable 
emblems. Among the most prominent was the 
wholesale dejjartment of A. T. Stewart, Esq., cor- 
ner of Chambers street and Broadway. The col- 
umns at each side of the entrances Avere laced with 
black and white bands, festooned overhead with 



L I X C O L X O B S E Q n I E S . 



the national colors, which relieved the 8oiiil>erluie 
of death to a great extent, and from the upper 
story of the Imilding laige streamers hung pend- 
ent. The estaMishnient of Ilalstead, Haines ct 
Co., Avas also very effectively decorated, the massive 
pillars at the entrance l»eing laced with l)lack, and, 
except the absence of the national coloi-s, very like 
Mr. Stewart's decorations. Lathrop, Ludington 
tfe Co.'s establishment i)resented a very neat 
appearance. The building 40() and 4US Broadway 
has an iiui(|ue appearance, the black l)ands de- 
scending from the figure of an eagle ])laced on the 
roof and I'adiating as from a common centre to 
each side. Some art was sliov,-n in the decorations 
on the house of Messrs. Phelps, Jewett ct Co., 
Canal street near Broadway, long black streamers 
being ai'ranged so as to form the outline of a mas- 
sive funereal urn, with the base running alon<i- the 
parapet, over the entrance and top, reachiu"- the 
eaves of the building. At the Sixth Precinct 
Police Station, in Franklin street, long black and 
white streamers fell from the roof, and were loo])ed 
uj) at each side of the entrance. 

Tlie front of Fox's Old Bowery Theatre was 
nearly hidden beneath the lavish display of draped 
Hags and sable and white streamers, which were 
looped along the entire front of the editlce, or fes- 

[lOJ 



LIN C O L X () ]i S E Q U I K rt . 

tooned from pillar tn pillar. ( )u tlu' rout' .stood 
three tlagstatis, from whii-li liiuig nai'row sti'ips of 
black crape, giving tlieiii a lonely and de.serted 
appearance. 

In the centre of tlie Ijuilding wa.s a large por- 
trait of the President, l)eneatli which wa.s the 
motto : 



mv t m n r II t ij r loss of n it fj o ii r s t in a n . 



The lamps on the sidewalk were also covered 
with l)lack. 

The Atlantic Garden, in the Bowery, was draped 
with black, and over the door was the motto : 



JIB t mourn t Ij r loss of our 43 r r s i 6 r ii t , 
^ I) r a ii ii m a i n r o I ii 



At No. 32|- Bowery a very affecting eml)lem 
was displayed in the window, representing the 
President's grave, sui'mounted l)y a toml>stone, on 
Avhich were the words "A. Li.vooln," and a wreath 
of mimorteUei^. 

The Atlantic Savings Bank, in Chatham square, 
was ai)propriately decorated. 



L I X C O L X 15 S E Q U IKS. 

At I.V.I Cliatbaiu street, surroimdcd hy iiiouni- 
iii'Tj ('nil)l('His, was tlic motto: 



art III r i r t I) r a r a t I) of t ij r i' i g Ij t r o u 
i« .1 1.' m 1,1 I a <; t r u 6 D r like I) i s . 



At 101 Cliatham street the streaiiief-; <if I. lark 
wei'e aiTaiiLTed in tlie form of a lai'ge st.-ir, wliieli 
liad a very pleasing etfect. 

Sweeny's Hotel, eoruer of Cliamlieis and Chat- 
ham streets, showed great eai'e h;id Ueeii taken in 
the arrangement of the monruing, Jieavy festoons 
l>eing oontimieil t'roni window to window .-doiig 
tlie two first tiers, and running the entire length 
of the liuildini;. 

Freneh's Hotel, corner of Chatham and l^'r.-ink- 
fort streets, also showed great taste had lieeu dis- 
played in its ornamentation, the \vindows In each 
tier, from enrl) to roof being eonnerted with each 
other liy lilaek draj)ery, j-elieved at e(pial distances 
l)y heavy square folds of wlute. 

Like r>roadway, Chatham street and the Bowery 
were an endless succession of salde emblems. 

The house of Hose Company No. 1."), Elizabeth 
street, was tasteful Iv ;ii-rayed \vith sable streamers, 
the centre window over the entrance beiuLr deco- 



LINCOLN OBSEQUIEf 



rated with a portrait of the lute President draped 
ill LLiek. 

The lioiise of Mr. Decker, Chief Engineer of the 
Fire Department, next door, liad also festoons of 
bhick, and from the -flagstaft" on the roof hung a 
hirge Union tlag at half-mast. 

(The Seventh Watil. 

There was scarcely a house in this ward yester- 
day that did not exhil)it some emltleni of mourn. 
inl^ All along Madison and Mi)nroe streets this 
was especially the case. There were different 
(piantities of muslin displayed, and sometimes it 
was entirely Mack; sometimes Llack, with Avhite 
rosettes; sometimes white muslin with black knots 
or rosettes; sometimes white and black strips oi 
nuislin intwined or looped together; sometimes 
there was only a little white and black I'ililion sus 
peuded from the door handle. AVhile tliis was the 
case in a few instances, every window and door, in a 
majority of cases, were ])r(>fusely draped in -white 
and black, festooned in mournful folds across the 
whole front of tlie dwelling. It was rather strange, 
in the universal display of mourning exhibited liy 
the citizens of the Seventh Ward on tlieir resi- 
dences, that the churches and pul die schools should 



LIXCOLX ISSKCil'Ii^S. 



not Lave ])ceu draped. The house corner of 
East Broadway aud Catharine street, had the 
words. 



Jf' r mourn our loss, 



extended the wlioh^ lengtli of tlie Imildiug, in 
large capitals, over the entrance. The letters were 
on a white ground. The flag over the Iniilding 
was draped, as \\-ell as the Ijuilding itself. ]\Iany 
of the firemen wore mourning, and the whole 
aspect of tlie place was one wliich suggested deep, 
cpiiet, impressive sorrow. The houses of Engine 
Companies No. 2 and No. 0, and Hose Companies 
No. 1 and No. Jt!, were draped in mourning, 
fi'oni eave to foundation. The Hags over them were 
in all cases sti'eaked with hlack, or looped with 
l)lack crape, and tlie fiagstatfs covered ^vith it. In 
short, the Seventh Ward presented the appearance 
of a place in which it might be said, as truly in one 
sense as it ever was of Egypt, "There was not a 
liouse in ^vliich there was not one dead;" for the 
emblems of mourning were almost universal, and 
the people seemed to regard the death of Al)raham 
Lincoln as if death had carried off one of their own 
members. 



1. 1 X c o I- X o ]'. s i: ( > V I ]■: ■ 



CUc tf-inhtU WiU-a. 
The windows, balcoiiit-s, railiuys, and doors of all 
the private houses, as well as the biisiness estab- 
lishments of this ward, bore tokens of sadness, 
which caused a feeling of desolation to pervade 
those thoroughfares, and a dark shadow of grief 
to be reflected on the face of each < )f our citizens. 
Sable ornaments met the eye everywhere. Many 
private houses had portraits of the late ^h: Lin- 
coln suspended from the upper windows, sur- 
rounded ^vith crape, ifec. Flags, looped with crape, 
hun"- across the streets, and droopeil from tops of 
churches and many public 1 »ui]dings. West Hous- 
ton street, Spring and Prince streets, witli other 
portions of the ward, were heavily and universally 
draped; there Avas little variety, however, in the 
adornment. On Broadway, Anson's i)]iotographic 
establishment was extensively draped, and over 
the entrance "was inscri1)eil, on a banner, the follow- 



Siy r r }) , tj r 11 f r 11 5 "X a I i o ii , U) r r jj , 
^Tijr sna, stoiU vrmob.il of fjim U)i)om 7i)rnbrn iiiOiiIgrnt 
srnt to man. iToo cjooB for rnrtfj, 10 Jtjrabrii art lijoii flrU, 
ana Irft Iljr Xatioii in tears. 



A small tomb was placed over 571 Broadway, 



1. 1 X <_: o L X o 15 s I-: q r 1 1: s . 

well tlii-owii ,.ut ],y ;i black Uackyrouiul, witli tliu 
one word. 



E ■x (T iT) a >; . 



inscribed upon it. 

A similar emblem was placed over Caines, 540 
Broad wa\-, with 



a E X cr <r, a X , 

Conr, but iiol forgottrii. 



The lamps outside II(41er's Salle Dial)oli(pie, 
which was closed until after the obsequies, were 
completely covei-ed Avitli cra]>e, heai-ino;' the initials, 



The Broadway Theati'e, whicli was also closed, 
had over the entrance tlie Stars and Stripes, looped 
with l)lack crape, as also otlier di-ajx-ry. 

Messrs. Ball, Black ct Co., 567 Broadway, was 
one mass of streamers. The windows Aven' covere( 1 
with black, and bands passed from top to l)ottoiu 
of the house. 

The St. Nicholas Hotel, Lord <Sz Taylor's, and 
others were also drajx-il veiy tastefully; but a 



L I X <• O L X 1! S E <i r I E ; 



want of any attempt at variety rendered them iiu- 
oonspiouous. 

Ehc llinth Ward. 
In tills Avard, like all other portions of the city, 
a general feeling of deep sorrow pervaded all 
dasses of citizens. Never in the history of this 
couutiy have the people of all religious and politi- 
cal parties exhiliited such manifestations of regret, 
as at the great calamity which has fallen, like a 
funeral jmll, iipon the country. Almost every 
house in the ward Avas draped in deep mourning. 
The churches, with few exceptions, discarded the 
usual Easter decorations, to give place to the 
emljlenis of death, that the people might otler up 
their trilmte of respect to the memory of the illus- 
trious deceased. The engine-houses throughout 
the ward -were also draped in mourning, and many 
of the firemen, as well as the citizens generally, 
wore on their ])ersons mouriung badges, to more 
fully attest' their abhorrence of the foul and brutal 
deed Avhich had robbed the nation of its chosen 
Chief ^Magistrate. Many of the mottoes were very 
aftcctinij-. 



(T !) r i« .1 r t n r y r r s i & r ii t 



printed on small Avhite satin ribbons, containing a 



LINCOLN OliSEQUlES. 

Muall pic-turr of til,. (UHvased, .s.M.„u..l t.. 1„. .., 
favorite on., with a -ivat mai,y, wliil,. otlu-rs 
a.loi.t.Ml ,in..tations f,o,a Tlaiulet, ai.,m.j,mt,. to 
til.- tragic rveiit ulii,-!, Ikis thrown tl... u],,.!,- 
Aiiiericaa jn'opk- into the i.r..fo,n„lest sorrow. 

v:\it arntli Ward. 

The (lisj.hty ,,t' inouniiui-- ujmmi the ].rivate 
liouses iu tliis ward was the priiu-ipal feature in it. 
In some loealities the muslin was so lavishly fes- 
tooned in front of the I.uildin-s that it c.vere.] 
onedialf th.Ir area. This was partieularly tlie 
.case in the localities where the(;,.rmans congre- 
gate and duvll most. Theiv was Allen si reet, for 
e.\ain])l,., from P.room.. to Ilivington str.vt. It 
was one solemn jkhvIi in appearaiiee, moiv (han a 
•street. On.' could not pass through the more 
quiet ami j.rivate streets of the 'J',.nth Ward 
without l>eing .solenuily impressed, and haviuLf 
thouglits eoustantly of death, atlli.-tion, graves 
and toml).stones. (Jrand street resend. led J J road- 
way in its sudden transfoiniation trom gay 
attire to mourning. Every store in the thorough- 
fare was <lrai)ed— some of them Avith great taste. 
So vast was the (pnmtity of cloth used for mourn- 
ing in the Tenth Ward, that there was not a liit of 

white or l.lack muslin to he had in aiiv of the 

[iij 



LINCOLN OBSEQFIES. 



stores, for love or money. One store had tli 
motto, 



!C' r III H r ir (or Itj r 13 r o p I r ' <; (T Ij i r ( . 



aD(l tlieie \vere some others in the street which 
displayed mottoes of a simihir nature. 'Die Police 
Station-house at Essex ^Market was very tastefulh' 
draped. The wiudoAVs ^\'ere hung around "with 
white and l)laek stripes of muslin intertwined- 
These were l)oun(l together with silken crape, and 
fest(X>ned in arches one to the other. Ilosettes of 
white and l)lack muslin decked them here and 
there. The etfect was extremely solemn, au>i dis- 
played very line taste. The house of Engine Com- 
pany No. 8 was draped in a rather ])eculiar manner. 
It was hung with long streamers of Mack and 
white, one of each l)eing l>ound loosely together 
T)y alternate loops of white and black. These 
hung in jKirallel lines all across the Ituilding, and 
al)Ove them. Depending from the m<mth of a 
zebra, whicli surmounts the engine-lK>use, were 
several streamers of white and black ribbon, while 
surmounting all was the flag, the stafl:' dressed in 
mom'uing, and the colors shaded with the same 
somber shade. The other fire companies in this 



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wan! had tlicir hoii-cs in iiiuuniiii<r, and all were 
lilierally elad in their solfiuu hal)iliiiieiits. 

alif (L'lrvrnth Wanl. 
In the Eleventh Ward tliciv a\ as a -viKTal cxpivs- 
sion of grief by the (Jei'man popuktiun, who had 
all their liouses neatly decorated with bhu-k and 
wliite drapt'iy. 

There ai'e very few pal. lie buildintrs in this 
ward, the principal ones being Engine Company 
Xo. 44, Union Market, and Eleventh Ward Station 
liouse. 

Engine Company Xo. 44 had their house very 
nicely trimmed with bhiek and white, with neat 
rosettes set in theecntiv <.f cacli fold of the dra].- 
ing. In the centre of the building was the banner 
of the company, draped in black crape, with an 
a])propriate inscription. 

The market and stationdiouse were di'essed in 
a very similar manner to the other buildinirs in 
the neighborhood, with no inscriptions or mottoes. 
The residence of the lie v. Father .Mooney, situated 
next St. Bridget's Church, corner of avenue U and 
Eighth street, was in deep mourning. 

She Sihirtccttth Ward. 

The di-ajting and decorating in this wai'd were, 
l)erha](s, not (]uite so profuse as in some of the 



1. 1 N CO I. -\ " i! s i:<i 111': 



otluT A\"anls, Imt ^^•llat there Avas of it showed that 
the feelings anil sympathies of the citizens of the 
Avard wei'e not less deep or heartfelt than their 
more demonstrative neighbors. A great many of 
tlic houses in this war<I are tenement-:, and in the 
AvindoAVs of many of these, miniature flags and 
knots of Idack and white ri])lj(in were fastened. 
In Norfolk street, the house of Hose Company No. 
•2*\ was neatly dra})ed. In the windows of No. '27, 
of the same street, curtains of lilack and white 
replaced damask and Nottingham, and in the centre 
of each Avindow Avas a Avheel or wreath formed of 
the same colored riljhons. At the residence 
inunediately opposite this, u lai'ge flag was dis- 
played at lialf-mast, Avhih' the doors and \\-inilows 
Avere partially covered l)y graceful festoons of 
lilack cra})e. Over the door, on a black ground, 
was the Avord, 



a I oc e CO s. "X , 



in sih^er letters. ()n many of the other residences 
in this street, as \vell as many in Suffolk, Attorney, 
llidge, Lewis, Goei'ck, Division, Broome, Delancey, 
Rivington, and other sti-eets in the ncighliorhood, 
the emblems of mourning Avere displayed, l)Ut the 
style of hanging Avas not much varied. 



I.I>f('OL.Y OBSEQUIES. 



Tin- Ik.us.. ,.f ALiriun Hos.. Cnipany X.x I'l, i,. 
Attorney street, was trimiu.Ml with festoons exte'n,]. 
in^ and dependini^^^ver the entire front, and at tlie 
Tippe,' win.l-.Avs w^as fastened a. strip of l,l..,rk, hear- 
in-- tlie f.]l<.\vino- inott,,, in wliite letters: 



?i} n r r 6 i it a i f r , 
il r m r m 1) r r r i n D r a I g. 



The seliocldionses in Riviugton and l'.r,H>nie 
streets were eonspieu<.us f,.r tlie style of their draj)- 
ings. The Thirteenth Precinct Stationdiousc; was 
also consj)icuons ; l.etwe.-n the windows ,,f the 
second story a fine p.rti'ait ..f tlie late Pr.-sident, 
framed with hiack, was fastened, while ample iW 
toons of black and white fell from every win.low 
in the Inmse. 

In (rrand street there was seare(dy a house or 
store that ^vas not more or less draped. The oys- 
ter barges lying in tlie rivei-, between East an<l 
Dehmeey streets, were all festooned with tlu; 
aj)propi-iate colors, and the vessels along the docks 
all carried the Stai-s and Stripes at half mast, while 
salde streamers floated from their mast-heads. 
She Jourtfrnth Ward. 
Every pu1)lic building in the Fourteenth Ward 
bore some allusion to the national calamity. The 



LIXCOLN OBSEQUIES. 

season of Easter pi'fcludcs tlie eliurflics from dis- 
plaviiig, to any great extent, tlie garl > of mourning ; 
but most of tlie entrances to those eilifices were 
hung around witli mourning, and all the flags 
were half-masted and trinnned Avitli l)lack. Among 
the stores and juivate liouses mourning was general. 
The estal)lishmeut of INIessrs. L. J. tt I. Phillips, C?5 
Canal sti'eet, was closed until after the funeral, and 
hung Avith black. ()tlier large stores in the same 
neighborhood were also wholly or partially closed. 
In the thronged and bustling Bo\very, emblems of 
death met us at every step. In most cases the drap- 
ery was arranged with more regard to quantity than 
taste ; but some exce2)tions nuist Tie luade. Francis 
& Baldwin's, No. 72, was remarkable for its simjilic- 
Ity of adornment. A. Rankin, Xo. DO, su]iplied in 
effect what it lacked in bulk ; and the (3riental Bank 
Avas simply iind jirettily dressed out. The New 
Bower\' Theatre Avas of cimrse closed. The boards 
on which the gayl\' ])rinted i)lay-l)ills are usually 
exhibited, wvvc painted in black; the ])illars Avere 
intAvined Avitli black, moui'ning festoons hung from 
the balcony, and the banners -were tied up Avith 
crape. In front of the entrance Avas the announce- 
ment, "Closed, in consequence of the death of the 
President.'' Cook's, No. ] ()( ) Bowery, a 1 >right red 
V)rick liuildincr, Avas lieaA-ilyhung Avdth Idack, A\diich 



LINCOLN O B S i; (J If I E S . 

looked all tlie more sonihcr tVoiu tlie eoutrast. At 
the B(nvery Savings Bank, tlie Avord, 



It r- X (T in ?i X , 



aj)])eared on a niourning liadge in the centre, seeond 
floor window, and underneath \\-ere festoons of 
crape. Xext door was disp]aye<l a }i<)rtrait of the 
late President, and over it tlie words: 



in 11 r (T 11 II t r !> ui r r ;j 
t u C^ a Ml c trust 



Hallett Sz Bond's^ l.;o Bowery, was another 
instance of good taste and sjiare ilecoration. Elly 
cC- Zacharie, 210 Bowery, had a jioi-trait of Mr. 
Lincoln in a mourning frame suspended above tlie 
doorway, and festoons of black depending from the 
window bases. Further uji the street there was a 
transpai'ency of a dove, liearing an olive liraiu-h in 
its nioutli, and undcrncatli the woi-ils : 



1» r n 11 i r s r a t in pate. 



The j)ortraits of the late President and },h: 
Seward, exhibited in the jirint-sliops, were gazed 
at bv larsje crowds. 



LINCOLN O H S ]•: (> l^ I E ; 



Passing out of tlie Bowery into Broadway, tlie 
most notifeal)k' feature was the altered aspect of 
the theatres and music halls. The Olympic 
reminded one of a clock that had stopped, liut 
whose dial-jilate still revealed t<i us the hour at 
wliich its action ceased. The theatre was closed 
and di'aped witli mourning, hut J'riday's play-hills 
remained luidefaced on each side of the entrance. 
In the front of Niblo's were the national flags, 
intermingled with black crape. "444"' was in 
deep mourning, and the lanij) pillars, in their 
sable dress, stood on each side of the doorway 
like giant unites. In front of Wood's Minstrels' 
hall, the lamp pillars Avere turned to most effective 
jiurpose. Draj)ed in black crape, and studdetl 
with silver stars, the}- stood up like imposing 
sarcojjhagi, the lamps which surmounted them 
being so covered as to represent funereal urns. 
Upon some of the noble marble Iniildings of 
Broadway, the sal)le garb of mourning sat most 
impressively. This was especially the case where 
lilack alone had been used, or was only very 
sparingly intermixed with white. The store of 
Tondiuson, Demai-est 6z Co. was huTig with black 
crai)e ; No. oKO Broad\vay (Wood Brothers) pre- 
sented a beautiful appearance. The Metropolitan 
Hotel was simply decked out, and the draping of 



LINCOLN or. SE(jriES. 



Tiffany it Co., Xo. 530 Broadway, ^\-as also both 
simple aud effective. 

OThf /iffrcnth 'Wnxi. 

Many of the ])rivate liouses in tliis ^vard wert- 
decorated in a most l)ecoming manner. Wliere 
there were lialconies, they were hir^-ely made use 
of with graceful effect. ^Mourning trophies of ela1)- 
orate design, wei'e displayed in some nf the tii-st- 
floor windows. Among the most l)eautifiil of 
these designs was a cross of wliitc Ho\vers, ou a 
background of l)lack crape, at No. 10 East Four- 
teenth street. Tlic Maisim Dorec had a ]n<iurning 
festoon over tlie (h)or\vay. In the Sixth avenue 
quite a nund)cr of stores weiv closed until after 
the funeral. Jefferson Market was hung with 
black. The Amity, the Ph(enix, and other engine- 
houses, wei'e in mourning, and all the hotels dis- 
played similar tokens of \\-oc. Washington's 
monument, in Union scpiare, was apjiropriately 
draped. In future, our memory of the one will lie 
commingled with that of his lamented antitype, 
who is the only man tluit caulje placed lieside the 
illustrious Father of our Country. 



[12] 



L I N C O L X O 1! S !•: (i I' I lO : 



itUr ^ixtfrutU HVavil. 
Tliroufflioiit the whole of the Sixteeiitli Wnvd 
the saiiK^ te(»liii!^ of iinaftected sorl•o^v was visiljle 
oil ever\' eouuteiiauce. In traversing the ward, 
uothiiii;- liut the soinl)er emlih'ins of deatli met tlie 
eve. It woidd l)e im]iossil)h' to descriV>e in detail 
the deeorations on ])ul)lie and ])rivate buildings. 
Every street and avenue prt'sented one unln'oken 
line of crajie and white clotli, ai'ranged according 
to the varied tastes of the citizens. The national 
eiul>lein, enshrouded in l)lack, was suspended from 
all puldic and many i)rivate l)uildings, and the 
solemn scene ^vas one well calculated to insp)ire the 
heart with awe. In many of the wiudo\vs, ])ictures 
of the late President were exposed to view, and it 
was the subject of general remark that the features 
l)ore an expression of deep nu'lanchoiy, entirely at 
variance with the popular idea of liis temi)erament. 
Pictures of the deceased President, wliich, a few 
days ago, could have l)een j)urchased for fifty cents, 
readily sold for two dollars and fifty cents, so eager 
were the j)ul>lic to secure relics ^)f the grc'at man 
whose memory tlie country loves to honor. 

Chr .^cvrutfcnth %Vixx&. 

This ward demonstrated its respect for our 
lamented President in the di-aping of all its 



1. 1 .\ CO L .\ () i!s Kcj r T i;s. 



Ii"us,.s all. I stores, and general display of Ha-s a- 
lialf-niasf. ' "" " 

^The ].rinri,,al l.uiMi,,^. i„ n,,. .^anl, are (h. 
Cooper Iu>iitiite. Tompkins Marlv-r. S,.ventli Re^j. 
""•"t -Vrniory, and the Mereanrile Lil„-arv. 

The Cooper Instirut,. uas .le<-,,rated vvrv neatly 

'>"thetVo„t,over,hearehandd ■. uere streamers 

ofl.la.-k and u-hite ninslln, and in the eentr.'a lar-e 
star n.ade of Maek and uhite erape. uirh the 
initials, 



31. a 



'lonipkins Market an.l the Seventli Regiment 
Armory wre draj.ed in a most l.eantiful tnanner. 
In faet, it was the finest wenotieed in rlie ward. All 
Ihe windows of the regimental <lrill-i',.om were 
covered with l.laek, an.l ea.-h .-..rni.-.. s.-t ..tf tli.' 
dressings with very neat hla.'k an.l white rosettes. 
Eaehcoin].any r.H.m wasad..rne.l in a similar man- 
ner. Tlie flags. >n the armory wiv at half mast, an.l 
the flagstatts were covere.l with Ma.-k .'rap... In 
tact, the fast.. Avitli which this Imihlin- was.ln-sse.l 
exceeded alm..st any plac.- w.' ha.l se.ii. 

The I\rercantih' Lihrary, situate.l in Ast.)r ])la<-e. 
an.) all the stores in tin- luiihlin- wrw in .leep 
I'lourning. The privat.. n'sid.Mic.-s i„ S....,nd 



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avenue were all (lra})eil, ami many slirouded flag?; 
from tlie windows and tops i)fthe houses, all half- 
masted and lined with Idack crape. 

Amouo; those we noticed in Second avenue Avas 
house Xo. 18S, wliicli was very neatly decorated 
with Idack and white strings extending from eacli 
window, and l)lack and Avliite rosettes in eacli cor- 
ner of the cornices. In the parhir windows 
might ])e seen a statue of the (loihless of Liberty, 
liolding the olive Ijranch, the frame of which was 
draped with Idack crape and white rosettes, with 
the inscription : 



Y: n (T. 'a lu r t r ii 



flu Eighteenth HVanl. 
Had an angel of death visited every mansion in 
this region of wealth and fashion, there could not 
have been more tokens of his presence, em1)odied 
in sable drai:)ery and symbolic cerements, than ap- 
peared upon the stately porticoes, pillars, and win- 
dows of its palatial buildings. If one knew not 
that the gloomv ornamentation — sufficiently mo- 
notonous to tire and weaken ordinary vision — was 
intended as mourning for the assassinated Presi- 
dent, he would have concluded that he was passing 
through the haunts of a great plague, and that 



LINCOLN O J! S E (^ r I E ; 



thciv was (Icatli in every liuiisc. The oivliiiars 
signs of a demise, wliieli create terror and soi-ro\v 
aniong those wlio first see in tliem the mute an- 
iiouiieement oftlie dej.artui-e of a relative or frii'iid, 
were o])Sei'Ved, ste]i l.y st.'p, till (he heai't heeame 
thi-dled ],y theemlilemsof liumaii dissolution, A\il h 
wliieh its own fate was insepai'al)ly 1)onnd. Ci-ape 
besieged l)riek and stone, l)linds and panels, staffs 
.•Did i)ore]H-s, roofs and stories, till it seemed tliat 
file occu])ants of these improvised mausoleums had 
surrendered themselves nnconditionall\- to a ivp- 
resentative reign of death. 'J"he marlde and lirouze 
doordiandles Avere vailed in er.-ipe lihhons, which 
hung ominously down, ahnost to the Brussels ruirs 
heneath, and from the oriels above were susj)ende(l 
semicircular cui-tains of sal)le cloth, ser^v, or al- 
l)aca. Occasionally the national colors, Avitli tlie 
"tiehl" up, and its red stripes vaiidy struutilinLi- to 
cscaiM' the dark hues of the drapery ])y which thev 
M-ere rendered as gloomy as inght, liung from flu' 
parapets, and revealed tliat the heivavement ^vas 
national. If the display Avas not seen, its varial)le 
character could not I.e realized. To l.ehold it is 
to kuoAV that tliere can be art, taste, and fashion 
in the sha].es of the drapery by which death is 
announced. There was, of course, in the decolla- 
tions of some of the streets of the ward, the dull 



L I N C (I L N O I! SK(} 1' I ES . 

routine of the tiresome festoons, wliieli add inipos- 
in^■ emjiliasis to a moving catafalque ; liut tlie 
general ornamentation was as ingeniously tasteful 
and dissimilar as the limits of apjH'Opriate lialiiii- 
ments eould justify. Tliei'e Avei'e urns of ei'ape, of 
faultless models — sueli as onoe, in stone, held the 
ashes of Roman nol)les; there wei'e l)right-colore<l 
;Vnieriean shields, lialf hidden l>y dark I'osettes, 
■with ]ietals of white satin; there were liroad 
sheets of era])e hung in iinjliijc shapes down from 
the lofty stories to the lireakfa^t ])arlors and 
"studies;" there AVtre miniature ilags, running 
()l)li(|uely, in the sliape of a. St. Andrew's cross, 
with l>road Idack lildions and robes of salde loom- 
ing u}> from the stales which secui'e(l them ; an<l 
there were 2>hotogra])hic ])ortraits of the murdered 
President centred in a labyi'inth of beautiful ilags, 
shi'ouded and bordered Avith the tokens of woe. 
It was this asj)ect of variety tliat ivlieved the 
monotony of ulii(|uitous crajx', which transformed 
for tlie hour the marble and brick mansions into 
loftv monuments to the memory of Mr. Lincoln. 

The view from Union scpiare uj>\vard was speci- 
ally solemn. Looking toward Fifth avenui', the 
eye resteil on miles of crape, and beheld a sad Imt 
tasteful jiicture of the soi'row wliich the emblems 
ex])i'essed. All the hotels, the club-houses, the 



I. IN(<»1, X ni;si:(jriKS 



mansi.Mi.s tin. statues, tlie luimlaius, \v,,iv r,,hcs .,f 
vaiMcJ inoiiniiu- ,.,• Mriv (Ic-oratcd witli sahK- 
tokens „f the national loss. Fm,,, pia/za, ol.ser- 
vatory, windows, and r..,,t; the dismal an.l .-han- 
ing- enilih'ins Avere (>l)sei-ve(l 

Til., various chih-lionses had an elal.orate and 
tasteful display. The mansion ..f tlie Loyal Lea-u<. 
was covered with (Tape from the dormer to tlie 
h>wer parl.,rs, the windows I.eing vaile.l witli 
shrouded tlags. 

The New York and tli.^ Tni.m eluK-lL-uses, in 
Fiftli avenue, were ornamented with ci-a]).. and 
white streann-i's. the ],illars and j.oii ieoes of tin" 
former l.uihling l,ein- fesl,„,ned with dai-k cloth. 
One ])uilding— the National Academy of Design 
—seemed naturally in mourning. The mosaic sa])lo 
stones which vary the front, looked at first sight 
like the general tokens which a].])eared every- 
where. But a ch)ser glance and a knowledge of 
the edifice revealed the mistake. There was. h,,w 
ever, a line display of drapery over tin- entrance, 
which was artistically and l.i'.)fusely extended to 
the upi)er stories. 

In the P^ifth avenue, almost every niansh^n had 
some emhlem of t lie nation's loss. ShieMs of crai)e, 
sable-cv.vere.l flags, dark I'ihl.ons from stalls and 
haloonies. and semiciivulai- decollations of the same 



J. I X (M) T. X o lis i:(^ r I i:s. 

oiiiiuous luateriul, were suspended from every 
house. 

The exterior aud interior of the Fifth Aveiuie 
Hotel were covered with crape festoons, and in 
the vestilmle arclies of mourniui;- appeared. Even 
the street clock l>efore the huildiug Avore an 
elongated shrouil. 

At Irving Hall — besides profuse spectacles of 
mourning — apjieared the inscri])tion : 



;:i 15 11 a jL) ^i^ a I X c »D a X . 

Jk) [ aica (or tgf SI n ion. 
U)e Vuill libc iii tljc Jtjcivls ot f)Is Couutrimirii. 



The (xramercy Park Hotel was very beauti- 
fully and tastefully decorated. 

®hc ITinctcfnth Wiw;4. 

It would Le impossible for us to attempt a 
description of the symbols of mourning which 
appeared on almost every liouse in the Nineteentli 
Ward. Cast your eyes on "whatever side you 
might, there was nothing Imt mourning aud grief 
over the sad aad melancholy event. 

The eugine-houses in the various parts of the 
ward Avere tastefully festooned Avith white and 



LINCOLN Oli6Ki.IV IKS. 

''l--'.'k .•1,.(I,, and thrir Hags at ]ialtl,ua.st, .liapcl in 

IlloUI'IlillLT. 

Tlio female and ])riinary (lepartiiieiits of Gram- 
niar Sdiool Xo. ]S, i„ Fifty-first street, were dec-o- 
rafe.l with appropriate cml.leuis of u-j-ief, as were 
also (;rannnar Sehools Xo. ;-,;"., j,, S<"v,.„ty-uiutl. 
street, ami X.,.i' 7, i„ Forty-seeoml sUvt;!,, the 
l.-.tter seliool the teaehc'rs wore a l.a.l-e of niouru- 
iiii:- on their ln-easts. 

The Fa(li..s' Uunw UulU.] States General IIos- 
pital, situated o,, (h,- eonuT of Fifty-first street 
|"id Lexino-ton av..nue, was eovered with niourn- 
iiiu', and (he woj-ds 



r 



<r> » r (T I) i c i jj ,1 c f ,1 r [ r 



'•'^"■■■"■ed on the front of ,he n.ain i.uildin- in 
l.-n-v l.la<-k letters. Th.. hallways leadin- to 'the 
'lifferent wards were also neatly hun- in l.laek 
eloth, and every soldier's face thron-liout (h,. 
liuilding depicted grief ami sorroAv. 

?hr (Turutirth HVanl. 

The i)rin<-ipal j.ortion of this war.l is composed 

"f privat,. n-si,lenees. Those plac.-s were n.-arly 

all decorate.l in a similar manner. I!Iael< and 

white fluttered from the windows in mo„,nful pro- 



I. I N C O I. X 



fusion, wliilo flags and .streamers were hung out 
in iiianv instances. The effect was truly solemn 
and impressive. As the difterent houses were 
nearly all similarly decorated, it is not necessary 
to i)articularize them. Al)out half a dozen mot- 
toes were noticeable throughout the ward. These 
were as follows: 



D c a t ij to ;:i s s a s 5 i 11 s 



I) r 1« r m o v ij of our (T, v t a t J) r r s i B r n t , 



A f'-eneral feeling of intense grief seemed to per- 
vade the masses of the people, M'hile the mournful 
events of the hour were the theme of every tongu<\ 
In the few hotels and pul.lic places of the vicinity, 
^■roups of per.sons congregated, who canvassed the 
events of the liour with stern earnestness. Along 
Sixth and Eighth avenues, which are tlie principal 
business (piarters, miniature Hags and aiiproju'iate 
drajiery ^vere suspended from over the doors and 
Avindows. All seemed to vie one with the otlier in 
])aying a just homage to the memory of one ^x\\o 
wiXH esteemed as an excellent President and an 
honest man. 



L I X C () L X () IJ S K() T I K 



iTlic (Turuty-fivit HViud. 

Passing up the Fit'tli avenue, one eould not lu'lp 
lieing struek, amidst tlie rusliiuLf and ruinl)ling of 
t'as]iional)le ei[uipau'es, witli the almost general 
mourning ajipcarancc of the jihiee. ^Vlniost evei'V 
liousc mauitested, iu some way or other, tlie deep 
an<l heartfelt grief" of its occupants f'oi' our great 
nalioual hxs. Some houses were covered with 
masses of licavy drapery, almost shutting out the 
I'ays of the sun. Others, again, presented a more 
modest, l)Ut perhaps n<it h'ss deep sorrow. 

A great mau\ houses iu the I'ashioualile ]>ortions 
of this ward were not attireil iu moui'uiug up to 
live o'cloclv on Tuesday afternoon, liut men could lie 
seen liusil\" engaged on them, arrauging the fuiie- 
I'eal <h'vice<. Amongst the ])ooi-er classes through 
this wai-tl the feeliug of sori-ow, if not so exjieii- 
si\'el\- expressed at it was liy its uiore fa\'ored fel- 
low-citizens, was ue\-ertheless as feelingly ami 
toucliingly de])IctiMl. A single rosette or streamer 
of mourning here and tliei'e, iu front of some hum- 
lile dwelling, t^ld at a glance the feeling that jx'i'- 
meated the poor as well as tlie ricli. It would be 
impos>ilile to pailiculai"i/,e all the liouses that dis- 
jilayed mourning in tlii-~ \vard, Kecause, as tirst alio\-e 
stated, m.nnv of the di-corations were al)out to Ue 
])Ut up, and, secon<lly, fnnu the extent of the ward. 



L I X C O L X O 15 S E Q i; I E S . 



In tliis looality a large nuiuhcr of tli(3 liouses luul 
a]^pi'o]>riate niouriiing insignia. Tlie decorations 
of sorrow were similar to those in the othei- np- 
town (listriets of tlie city. INInslin was suspended 
from the windows and over the dooi'S, while 
rosettes of lilaek and white mingled Avitli the gene- 
ral funereal decorations. The iidiabitants of the 
Twenty-second showed their feelings of genuine 
symj)athy and sorrow liy the profuse manner in 
Avhich they decorated their houses. There \\as 
scaivc'ly a dwelling that had not some emblem of 
the universal grief. 

Besides the above popular displays, we should 
mention the fact that badges were to be seen on 
tliousands of our people, male as well as female; 
and inany other modes of exhibiting the univei'sal 
sentiment of regret were adopted. The pul)lic 
mind continued to be engrossed \vith the subject, 
and though business to a consideral)le extent was 
resinned, the excitement showed little sign of 
abatement. 

%Vi\\\ Stvcft, 

Tliough alive with l)usy men, did not portray its 
usual active aspect. IVIen gathered in grouj^s on 
street corners, and conversed not of the price of 



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li-oLl or the '• cdi'iKT ill J'j'ic,'' hut u]»)n tli« u'rcai 
,■111(1 sad evt-'iit now convulsiiig tlie c-oiminiiiity with 
anguish. ]\Iaii\ of ihc l)r()kers left the street at an 
early hour to superiiiteiul the draping of tlieii- 
resideuees with suitable eiiiMeiiis of woe. 'Pliough 
there was no jiulilic meeting, yet uiipi-oinpted 
gatherings of people, ranging from twenty to one 
hundred in luimlier, were of friMpieiit oeeurreiiee ; 
addresses would lie ma(h' liy nearly every man 
capable of expressing a clear thought, and thus 
Wall street mav 1)«' said to have lieen a vast arena 
for po])ular sentiment. 




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^hc funeral in niVaohiniiton, 

During the wliole of Tuesday, April IS, tlie 
remains of the deceased President lay in state in 
the East Room of the White House, and were 
visited l>y man}- thousands, rcjjreseuting all classes 
of the }H)pulation, while many thousands more 
were turned away, unalde to oljtain admission. 
Tlie scene inside the White House was deeply 
im])ressive. The rt)om was heavily di'aped in 
mourning, and upon a catafalque, in the centre of the 
room, lay the coffin containing the remains. The 
coffin was covered with Llack cloth, heavily fringed 
with silver, with four silver medallions on each 
side, in which were set the handles. The upper 
third of the coffin, lined with rich white satin, was 
tlirown 1)ack so as to reveal the head and l>ust. 
A guard of honor, com]>osed of Major-General 
Hitchcock, Brigadier-General Eaton, and a number 
of other officers, of all grades, representing all 
l)i-anches of the military and naval service, all in 
full dress, were on duty in the room. Upon 
ajiproat-hing the catatal(|ue,the mourners separated, 
])i'oceeding singly ou either side of the raised plat- 
form, which constituted the base of the catatalqu(>, 
passing from the foot to the head of the coffin, and 



!. IXC O L N O li S K y Ti I E S . 

(■;U']i liIl^•(■l•ino• fm- only ii second to look, for ;, last 
time, on tliose loved features. JMany Avept audilily, 
and much genuine emotion Avas exliil.ited. Indeed, 
one of the most marked features of the day was 
the universality of the mourning. On all sides 
and in all directions, weiv the unmistakaljle signs 
of heavy hearts, l>orne down with sorrow, and car- 
rying a heavy load of grief 

On the morning of "\Vednes»hiy, April 19, the 
funeral services were held at the AVhite House. 
About six hundred persons were admitted to the 
n)om, where the l)ody lay as heretofore descrilx-d, 
tlie head resting towards the jioith. From the 
entrance door at the northwest end of tin; room 
were ])laced the pall-l.earers ; next, the representa- 
tives of the Army; then the Judiciary; at the 
corner, the Assistant Secretaries of the Depart- 
ments. First, on the eastern line, tin; (Tovernoi's 
of the States; next, the r)ij)himatic Corps; then, 
the ladies of the Cal)inet Alinisters; next, the 
Judges of the Supreme Court ; next, in the cen- 
tre, and in front of the catafalque, stood the new 
President, Andrew Johnson, and l^ehind him the 
Cabinet Ministers. The memljei-s of the Senate 
joined their left, the House came next, while the 
remainder of the space was occupied by various 
other delegations. In the centre were seated the 



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orticiathij^ t'lergy and tlie luoui'iiers, consisting of 
the lute Pi-esident's two sons, liis pi-ivate Secre- 
taries, and tlie menil^ers of Lis household. At 
twelve o\-lock the services were commenced, l)y the 
reading of a portion of the Scriptures, hy Rev. Dr. 
Hall, Episcopalian, after which prayer was offered 
Ly the Eev. Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist 
Church. Tlie Rev. Dr. (lurley, Presbyterian, then 
delivered an eloquent and impressive address, after 
\vhicli a closing prayer Avas offered l:>y Rev. Dr. 
Gray, Ba])tist. The remains were then removed 
t(j the hearse, which stood in front of the Execu- 
tive Mansion, and at two o'clock the jiroeession 
was formed. 

First in the order of ])rocession was a detach- 
ment of colored troops ; then followed white regi- 
ments of infantry and bodies of artillery and cav- 
alry ; navy, marine, and army officers on foot; the 
l>all-l»earei's in carriages next; the hearse, drawn 
l>y six white horses, the eothn ])rominent to eveiy 
beholder. Then followed the President and Cabi 
net, the Diplomatic (^orps. Members of Congress, 
GoA-ernors of States, the delegations from the 
various States, fire com])anies, civic associations, 
the clerks of the various departments, and others, 
followed liy many carriages, all closing up with a 
larfre numbei' of colored men. This was the largest 



I. I X ('<) I. X o ]is K(i r I KS. 

fuiuTu! procession tliat overtook jjlaee in "Wash- 
ington. One lioiu- ami a liall" was occupied in 
I)assing a given point. It was in the liigliest 
<legree imposing, and many tliousands of lieai'ts 
tliroblied in unison witli the solemn dirges, as the 
procession slowly moved u]>ou its \vay. Upon the 
arrival of the procession at the east front of the 
Capitol, the colHn was Itorne to the centre of the 
rotunda. President Johnson stood at the foot of 
the cotiin, sun-ounded l>y a throng of Senators and 
high military olHcers, and others. Dr. Gurley, 
standing at the head of th(; cotiin, uttered a fvw 
brief and most imi>ressive remarks, chiefly in 
solemn words of Sci-ipture, consigning the ashes, 
once animated l.y the soul of Abraham Lixcoi.x, 
to their original dust. Thus ended the solemn 
services of the day. 




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(!i)b5cvvancc of the |liui [lOtlv] in 
§m llovh. 

The following prorlainatiou was issued l)y the 
INIayor : 

Mayor's Office, Xew York, A])ril 18, 18G.5. 
In accordance with the proclamation of the Governor of 
the State and the general consent of the j^eople, I, C (Jod- 
frey Gimthor, Mayor of the city of New York, do hereby 
respectfully recommend that Wednesday, the 19th day of 
April instant, being the day designated for tlie funeral of 
the late lamented President of the United States, and Thurs- 
day, the 20th instant, the day appointed by the Governor 
as a day of humiliation and prayer, in jilace of joy and con- 
gratulation, be observed with the solemnity that the mourn- 
ful occasion inspires, and tliat jJaces of business, public and 
jirivate, be closed throughout the city, and that on Thurs- 
day religious services be celebrated aj)propriate to those 
feelings that now fill all hearts with grief and anguish. 

C. GODFREY GUNTHER, Mayor. 

And the following oi'der liy Genei'al Peck: 

GENERAL. OKDER— No. 30. 

IIeadql'arteus, Departmext of the East,) 
New York City, April 18, 1865. \ 

By direction of the War Dep.artment there will be fired at 
twelve, M., on Wednesday, April 1 9, being the day of the 



I. I N CO I. X (1 lis VAi V I T, S. 

CuirtmI of the late Prcsidcnl of tlio Ignited States, twenty- 
one niiTiute yuns, from all forts, posts, ami the Military 
Aeademy. 

The flags at all military posts, stations, forts, Imildings 
anil vessels will bo kept at half-staff, and lahor will also bo 
suspended at all ])osts and public works during the day. 

By eommand of 

^Major-General PECK. 
D. T. Van Bi-kicn, Colonel and .V. A. (lemral. 

Ill aecordauce wirli the foivi^oing ])r<>i/laination, 
ami ill oljciliciicc to ])ulilic scntiiiu'iit, Imsiiics?; 
\va>s t'litiivly susjiciulcd tliroiigliout tln' city. At 
twelve (Vclock, the lioiir ai)p()iiite(l tor tlic funeral 
services in Wasliiuii'ton. nearly all tin; cliurclies 
were opened and tlirong;ed liy devout and atten- 
tive audiences. The serxices in each of the 
eliurches were of the most solemn and impressive 
order, and, to many of the audiences, it seemed as 
if the funeral was actually takino- place before 
tlieni. The heavy mournino' <lraperies, the solemn 
requiems, the impressive ])rayers, tlu; ekxpu'iit dis- 
courses, all combined to render the .scene one long 
to be remembered. Throughout the entire day a 
Saljbath stillness j)revailed, broken only by the 
solemn tolling of the bells and tlie tiring of minute 
guns, as the lioui- arrived -when the funeral cortege 



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was to take ii]) its liue of iiiai-rli from the Wliite 
House. 

The foHowing (hay (the 20th) Avas also ohserved 
as a day of fasting aud humiliation. Business was 
again almost entirely suspended, and many of the 
churches were opened for religious services. 

On Friday, the 21st, business began to l)e in a 
measure resumed. The stores were opened, l)ut 
still l>ut little business was actually done, except 
in the making of preparations for the reception of 
the remains in this city. INIeetings of various socie- 
ties and other bodies were held, and appropriate 
resolutions adopted. 

The Committee appointed at the meeting of the 
citizens held in AVall street on the 15th, assemlded 
at the Custom House, aud adopted the following 
resolutions : 

^CiSolvcd, Tliixt tlie citizens of Xow York "will regard it 
alike as a privilege and a duty to take part with tlie 
municipal an<l other public bodies in rendering suital)lc 
honors to the remains of the late President of the United 
States, while in transit through the city, on Tuesday 
next. 

^U.SoU'Crt, That with the view to give a fitting expression 
of the universal sentiment entertained of the exalted public 
character of Abraham Lincoln, and the excellence of his per- 
sonal attributes, the follo^ving jirogramme of arrangements 
be adopted : 

108 



I. IX COL X <)BS7:(} T'l E- 



1. That tl\e (■itlz.ciis of Xuw York and Brooklyn cntrau'c'l 
in the pursuits of commorcc, letters, and the arts, an<l all 
industrial professions, be recpiested to assemble at Union 
square, on Fourte<'ntIi street, ht'twi'en Broadway and Uni- 
versity jilaee, on Tuesday, the 25th instant, at an hour to he 
hereafter named. 

2. That proper arrangements be made for the performance 
of roliiiious exercises, and the delivery of an address apjiro- 
priate to the occasion. 

;$. That all the organizations of private clubs be Invitcl 
to take part in these ceremonies, under their officers, and in 
such manner as may be most agreeable to themselves. 

■t. That a committee of twenty-five be a]>i)ointed by the 
("hair to carry into effect the ])roi)Osed arrangements. 

^CSolvrrt, That Hon. J. A. Khig be ai>i)ointed to preside 
over the assemblage in Union srpiare. 

ilf.SoUctI, That it is the desire of this Committee that 
Hon. George Bancroft bo invited to deliver the address on 
Tuesday next, and that a committee of three be appointed 
to wait upon Mr. Bancroft and urge his acceptance of the 
appointment, consisting of ^[r. Sloan, Mr. ?*Iarshall, and 
Mr. St urges. 

ScoolVfd, That the Committee desire so to arrange their 
part of these solemn duties, as to conform -with such arrange- 
ments as may be made by the municipal authorities, and 
that a committee of three members be appointed to com- 
municate this resolution to the Joint Committee of tlie 
Common Council — the committee to consist of B. W. Bou- 
ncy, Frank E. Howe, and Douglas Taylor. 

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J. I K (• O L N O J{ S E (i V I ]•: S . 



Tlie following gentlemen were then appointed 
as tlie Connnittee of An-angenients : 

WILLIAM T. BLODGETT Chairman. 

A. T. STEWART, JOUN A. DIX, 

JONATHAN STURciES, PROSPER M. WETMORE, 

SIMEON DRAPER, ROBERT S. HOWE, 

EDWARDS PIERREPONT, BENJAMIN W. BONNEY, 

MOSES H. GRINNELL, CHARLES G. CORNELL, 

SAMUEL SLOAN, SAJtIUEL WETMORE, 

EDWARD MINTURN, OLIVER K. KING, 

WILLIAM M. TWEED, L. M. W'lNCHESTER, 

JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Jr., T. W. WORTH, 

DOUGLAS TAYLOR, ISAIAH HEDDEN, 

WILLIAJI E. DODGE, M. W. COOPER, 

ISAAC BELL, THOMAS C. ACTON. 

The following ])i'()elainatic)ii was issued by the 
Mayor on Saturday, tlie 2-2d of Ai)ril : 

Mayoh's Office, New Y<)i:k, .\j>ril 22, 1RG.5. 

Tlie affectionate regard and honor jjaid to tlie memory of 
our late lamented Chief Magistrate, by the jjcople of New 
York, give assurance that the relies of departed greatness 
will receive in this city the mournful tributes of sincere and 
respectful grief. On [Monday ami Tuesday next the cere- 
monies will take ])laee here, as the remains are passing fo 
the tomb, and you will be duly advised of the disposition 
therefor made by the authorities. 

In conformity with a resolution of the Committee of the 
Common Council appointed to make arrangements for the 
solemniz.ation of the funeral obsequies, I, C. Godfrey Gun- 
thcr. Mayor of the city of New York, do liereby respect- 



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fully rcqm-st. the jpcopk' thereof to susik-ikI tlieir regular 
avocations on Monday and Tuesday next, and tliat all seen- 
lar busiucss cease. Let us observe these clays with a de( p 
sense of duty, mindful of what we owe to the dead and not 
forgetful of the living; and while expressing our sorrow hv 
every symbol of mourning and all tlie pageantry of love, let 
us honor the dead still more worthily by utterly eradicating 
from our hearts the heathenish and atrocious spirit of reveni^e 
— the cause of the heinous deed to which he fell a victim — 
as repugnant to the maxims of religion and the principles 
of civilization, on which social order, national liberty, and 
the hapjiiness of mankind depend. 

C. GODFREY GITXTIIER, Mayok. 

During all this time, and until after the funei'al 
in Xcw York, the Juint Oomniittee of the Com- 
nion Council wen; industriously eni^aged in mak- 
ing prepai'ations for the proper olisei'vanee of the 
funeral obsequies, holding almost constant sessions. 
Tlie manner in which those oljsequies were con- 
<lucted shows for itself ho\v faithfully tliey })er- 
formed the mournful duties intrusted to them. 

It having been conchnled to convey the Presi- 
dent's remains to Illinois for interment, the pi'o- 
granmie foi' their transportation, as arranged l>v 
the authorities in Washington, \\as announced, as 
follows: 

The remains will leave Wasliiiigton at 8, A.M.,(jf Friday, 
tlie 21st, and arrive at Baltimore at 10 o'clock. 



LINCOLN UliSEQUIES. 



Leave Baltimore at 3, P.M., and arrive at Ilanisburgh at 
8:20, P. M. 

Leave narrisl>urgli at 12, M., 2-2d, and arrive at Pliiladel- 
]iliia at 0:30, P.M. 

Leave Philadelidiia at 4, A.M., of Monday', 'iJtli, and 
arrive at Xew York at 10, A.M. 

Leave Xew York at 4, P.M., of the 2.jtli, and arrive at 
Albany at 11, P.M. 

Leave Albany at 4, P.M., of Wednesday, the L'Otli, and 
arrive at Buffalo at 7, A.M., of Thursday, the 2 7tli. 

Leave Buffalo at 10:10, the same day, and arrive at 
Cleaveland at 7, AM., of Friday, the 28th. 

Leave Cleaveland at midnight, same day, and arrive at 
Columbus at 7:30, A.M., of Saturday, 29th. 

Leave Columbus, 8, P.M., same day, and arrive at Indiana- 
jiolis at 7, A.M., of Saturday, 30th. 

Leave Lidianapolis at midnight, of same day, and arrive 
at Chicago at II, A.M., of Monday, May 1. 

Leave Chicago at 9:30, P.M., of May 2, and arrive at 
Springfield at 8, A.M., of Wednesday, May 3. 

ehc ^/ouvntH to ^Uw Htjovh. 
In acoordaiu-e with the j)rograiniue, tlie fimeral 
cortege left Wasliington on the morning of Friday, 
tlie 2l8t, passing through tlie phxees, and at the 
times designatecL At every station, and all alouo- 
tlie line of the lailroad, the whole population 
turned out to view the passing train, and stood 
uncovered as it sped on its way. Every\vhere 
were to he seen the emblems of a nation's erief 



LINCOLN () 15 .S E Q U I E S . 



At IJaltimorc, Ilanisburgli, and J'hiladi-lpliia, 
wliei'c tlie remains were allowed to lie in state, 
crowds flocked to gaze, tor the last time, on the 
features df their late Cliief ^NlaLristrate. 

®hf IJcrrption of thf ilrmaiHs; in ^Xtxv ^orh. 

Tlie train containing the remains (if the late 
President, left the Kensington depot, Philadelpliia, 
at a few minutes T)efoiv four o'clock on tlie morn- 
ing of Monday, the 24th. The train consisted of 
nine elegant cars, all appropriately decorated. On 
reaching the State line, Governor Pai'kei', of New 
Jersey, came on board, accompanied liy his staif. 
As the train passed through the various cities on 
the line of the I'ailroad, the jK'ople turned out en 
fuas-se, to view its passage, while hells were tolled 
and minute-guns were fired. At Jei'sey City at 
an early hour the balconies running i-ound the 
interior of the spacious depot, were filled with spec- 
tators. The depot was tastefully dressed in 
mourning, arranged in diagonal patterns of black 
and white, and at the eastern end of the huilding 
was the inscription : 

j U r still, a n 6 fe n o U) t Ij <~i t t ,-\ m CO o 

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At the other end were the Avords : 






a :n n t i 11 ' s %) t a V t uj a s s t r u r b . 
n p r i 1 1 .') , ISO.'). 






On the ferry house was the motto : 






a JJ i; 3 ?t} .a iH 2. E N C en a X , t Ij r S n b i o u r 
(D f i s or a 11 t r ij . 




The extfvior of tlie depot was also draped, aiK: 
the clock \va.s stopped at twenty-two minutes past 
seven, the hour at ^vhich the President died. Al 
the western end of the depot, close to the entrance 
throu2;h Avhich it was arranged the funeral cortei^e 
should pass, one of the tracks was boarded ovei 
fi-oni platform to jilatform, so as to give aljundant 
room for the removal of the l)ody from the funeral 
car, Avhilc the platforms were guarded hy detach- 
ments tVom the Second and Sixth Eegiraeuts 
Outside the depot, at every place along the track 
where a view of the train could l)e <_)l)tained, the 
crowd collected. Amonij the earliest official arri- 
vals, were Brigadier-General Hatfield, of the Ilud- 
son Biigade, and Hon. C'hauncey M. Depew, 
Secretaiy of State for New York, to whom, owing 
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to the uiiavoidalik' ali<t'iicc of (lovenior Fciitdii, 
was clcptitcd tlic task of rireiving the ImhIv in flic 
name of tlic Einj)ir<> State. Shortly after nine 
oVloek, vai'ious Xc\\- Jersey ckdegatious were 
admitted to tlic dep^t, and also several German 
singing societies, who -were arranged along one 
of the ])latforms. 

At precisely ten o'clock, the sonnd of a minute- 
gun was heard, and in a few seconds the jiilot 
engine came in sight. Then every head was un- 
covered as the train entered the depot. The gnai'd 
of honoi- and other oflicials immediately alighted, 
and the collln was removed from the funeral car ky 
four sergeants of the Veteran Reserve Corps, while 
the choral societies commenced to chant the dirge 
known as "Integer Vita>." A kody guard of 
twenty-five sergeants of the Veteran Reserve 
Corps surrounded the coflln. 

Before the last notes of the funeral dirge were 
ended, the coffin was raised on the shoulders of 
ten stalwart veterans, and the oi'der of procession 
was formed. 

First walked General Dix and (Jeneral Sand- 
ford ; ne.xt, the undertakers and General Di.x's 
staff; then cam(! the corpse, flanked ky the body 
guard, with drawn swords, and followed in irrefu- 
lar ordei-, l)y tlw. vai'ious officials present. 



LINCOLN on a K Q U I E s . 



Moving down tlie nortli platform, at wliu-li t\w 
train was draw ii up, toward the eastern end of 
tile liuildiiig, tlic jn'oct'ssion wound round and 
iHoveil u]) the next ])hitform, and so out at the 
western entrance of the depot, the choral societies, 
uieanwliile, sino-ing the choral, " llest in the 
(irave." At the entrance of the depot the cotHn 
was deposited in the hearse, and then, in solemn 
silence, liroken only Ly the l>ooming of minute- 
guns, and the tolling of the 1)ells, the pi'c^cession 
moved through the crowaled streets of Jersey city, 
to the ferry. The ferry-boat, " Jersey City," was in 
readiness to transport the lunei'al pai'ty across the 
river. The boat was appropriately dressed in 
mourning. ( )ver the pilot liouse and along the 
cahins Avere stretched folds of crajie, wliile the 
Hags hung at half-mast from theii- stafts. On board 
the boat were the INIayor and Common Council of 
New Y()rk, and various other officials, ami others. 

Looking up and down the North river the scene 
was peculiarly imju'essive, as the "Jersey City" 
slowly crossed. Far as the eye coidd reach, in 
eveiy dii-ection, were to be seen the silent end)lems 
of a nation's grief, in the mourning devices and 
half mast flags wdiicli Avere everywhere visible. As 
the "Jersey City" neared her wdiarf at the foot of 
Desbrosses street, the German societies on board 



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comuu'iKvd a funeral ode iVoiu tlie first Ik .ok of 
Horace, Mliicli -was reiidcivil with soleiiiii effect. 
Tlie scene at tlie foot of Desl.rosses street was most 
inijM.siny. Every available space of vision in tlie 
neigliborliood was occupied witli a dense crowd, 
all eyes l.eing turned towanl the ai)jiroac]iiii-- 
steamer. 

The Seventh rvegiinent National (iuard. Colonel 
Enunons Clark, which had l.een selected as the 
escort, arrived on the orouud alu.ut half-j.ast nine 
o'clock. The street, from its commencement at the 
ferry to itsjunction at Hudson street, was promptly 
cleared, and the spaee kept open until the arrival 
of the funeral part}-. Ins])ector Carpenter Avas also 
present with a large force of jtolicemen, whu ren- 
dered ellicient service in maintaining order. 

A few minutes l)efore eleven o'chx-k, tin- firing of 
guns and the foiling of hells annoiuiced the near 
ai.i)roach of the "Jersey City," and within a shoi-t 
time thereafter the Ix.at glided into the slip. The 
German societies from Holioken, at once proceeded 
to chant another funeral ode, while the prepara- 
tions were made for the landing of the hoii.ired 
•lead. Colonel Clark conferred with Genei'al Dix, 
immediately upon the arrival of the I.oat, and 
arranged the order of ja-ocession, and, on his I'etui'n, 
formed liis regiment into a hojhnv s(piaiv, in the 



I. I X C O L X O 15 S E (i I' I i: s . 

centre ofAvliicli it Avas intended tlie funei'al eoi'teo-e 
slionld niareli. Everything lieingin ivadiness, tlie 
lirocession started from the l)oat in the folkAvin-- 
order : 

POLICE. 

General Drx, (ieneral Sakfoud, Committees op the Common 
CocxciL, and otiier Military Officers and Civilians. 

B.\ND. 

SEVENTH REGIMENT. 

SEItGEANTS OF THE INVALID CORPS. 



REGENIENT. 



SERGEANTS OP THE INVALID CORPS. 
SEVENTH REGIlfENT. 

Tlie following was the guard of honor accompanying the remains 

Captain J. McCambv, Ninth Veteran Reserve Corps. 
First Lieutenant J. R. Dirkee, Seventh Veteran Reserve Corps. 

Second Lieutenant E. MuRPnY, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

Second Lieutenant E. Hoppy, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

FIRST SERGEANTS. 

C. SwiNEHART, Company D, Seventh Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. R. Edwards, E, Kinth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

S. Carpenter, K, Seventh Veteran Reserve Corps. 

A. C. Cromweli,, I, Seventh Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. F. Nelson, A, Ninth Veteran Reserve Corps. 



L. E. Bullock, E, Nintli Veteran Reserve Corps. 

P. Callagh.vx, H, Niut:i Veteran Reserve Corps. 

A. J. Marshall, K, Nintli Veteran Reserve Corps. 

W. T. Daly, A, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. CoLLix.i, D, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

W. H. DCKGIN, F, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

Frank Smith, C, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

G. E. GOODUICH, A, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

A. E. Cark, D, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corjis. 

F. Caret, F, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corps 

W. n Noble, G, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. Kauu, D, Fourteenth Veteran Reserve Corjis 

J. P. Smith, I, Fourteenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. Haxxa, F, FoMrteenth Veteran Reserve Corps 

F. D. Forehand, Eighteenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. U. Seduwick, Eighteenth Veteran Reser\-e Cori)s. 

R. W Lewis, Eighteenth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. P. Berry, A, Twenty-fourth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

W. II. Wiseman, E, Twenty -fourth Veteran Reserve Corps. 

J. M. P.vRDLN, K, Twenty-fourth Veteran Reserve Corps 

The following is an ollicial list of tlie escort accompanying the 

remains from Wa.shington . 

relatives and f.vmily friends. 

Judge D.\.viD Davis, United States Supreme Court. 

C. M. S.MITH and N. M. Edwards, brothers-in-law of Mrs. Lincoln. 

General John B. S. Todd, cousin to Mrs. Lincoln. 

Charles Alexander Smith, brother of C. M. Smith. 

Ward H. Lamon, United States Marshal of th.' District of Columbia. 

guard of honor. 

Major-General David Hcnter. 

Brigadier-General E. D. Toa\'nsexd. 

Brigadier-General Charles Thomas. 

Brigadier-General A. B. Eaton. 

Brigadier-General J. G. Barnard. 

BrigadierCienernl J. (i. Ramsey. 



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Brigadicr-Gcncral A P, Ho-m;. 

Brigadier-General D. C. McCallum. 

Brigadier-General J. C. Caldwell. 

Hear-Admiral C. H. Davis, United States Navy. 

Captain W. R Taylor, United States Navy. 

Major T. Y. Field, United States Marine Corps. 

Quartermaster and Commissary of Subsistence for Escort, Captain 

CiLVRLES Penrose. 

Embalmer, Dr C. P. Brown. 

Undertaker, T. C. S.vnds. 

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE PART OF THE UKITED STATES 
SENATE ANB HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIATi;S 

Maine, Representative Fredp:rick A. Pike. 

New Hampshire, Representative Edward H. Rollins, 

Vermont, Representative Portus Baxter. 

Massacliusetts, Representative Samuel Hooper. 

Connecticut. Senator James Dixon 

Rliode Island, Senator Henry B. Anthony. 

New York, Senator Ira Harris. 

Pennsylvania, Senator Edgar Cow.\n 

Ohio, Representative Robert C. Schenck. 

Kentucky, Representative Green Clay SMrrn. 

Indiana, Representative George W. Jullvn 

Minnesota, Senator Alexander Ramsey. 

Michigan, Representative Thomas W. Ferry. 

Illinois, Senator Richard Yates, Representative Elihu B Wash 

BURNE, Representative John B. B.vrnsworth, and Representative 

Isaac N. Arnold. 

California, Representative Thomas E. Sh.\n-non. 

Oregon, Senator George H Williams. 

Kansas, Representative Sidney Clark. 

West Virginia, Representative Keiliak V. Whaley. 

Nevada, Senator James W. Nye 

Nebraska, Representative G. D. Hillbaugh. 

Colorado, Representative Allan C. Bradford. 



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Xcw Jersey, Ki'prrsentativr Wili.iasi A. Xewki.i., 

Maryland, Representative Cii.\kles E PHELrs. 

Sergeant -at- Anns United States Senate, George S. Bnowx. 

Sergcant-at-Arms House of Representatives N. G. Oudway. 

ILLINOIS DELEGATION. 



Gov. Richard J. Oglesiiy. 
Gen. I. N. Hayxie, A. A. G. 
Col. J. II. BowEN, A. D. C. 
Col. >I. II. Haxxa, a. D. C. 
Col. 1). M. James, A D. C. 
Major II. Waite, A. D. C. 
Col. E. L. Phillips, r. S. M. 

S. District of Illinois. 
Hon. Jesse K. Dcijois. 
]>icut.-Gov. William Bitoss. 



Hon. J. T. Stuart. 
Col. .J. Williams. 
Hon. S II. Melvix. 

lion. SlIELIiY M. CULLOM 

Hon. I. McClerx.\^xd. 
lion. Lymax Trumbull. 
II in. T. S. Redexuerg. 
Hon. T J. Dennis. 
Hon. S. W. Fuller. 
Hon. J. B. TritxER. 



Francis C. Sherman, Mayor of Hon. J. Lawson. 



Cliicago. 
Hon. T. A. HoiNE. 
Hon. J. Wkxtworth, M. C. 
Hon. S. S. Haves. 
Hon. Col. U. M. Hugh. 



Hon. C L. Woodman. 

Hon. G. W. (iAGE. 

Hon. G. H. RoiiERTS. 
Hon. J. CoxMlsKY. 
lion. L. Talcot. 



GOVERXORS OF STATES. 

Governor William Stoxe, of lown, and Staff. 

Governor 0. P. Morton, of Indiana, and Staff'. 

Governor John Brougii, of Obio, and Staff". 

His Honor Mayor Gunther. 

Presidents of the Boards of Councilmen and Aldermen. 

United States Officers 

German Singing Society. 

Police. 

The hearse was of very ueat coiistvuctioH : the 
sides aud buck were of plate ghiss, and on the toj) 
were eight large ])linues of Idack and white featli- 
ei's. Around the edcje of the roof and the lower 



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portion (-)t' tlu! Ixx.ly of tlio liearse, ■were ^Vmei'it'aii 
flags folded, draped in mourning, gracefully fes- 
tooned, and fastened with knots of ^\■llite and lilack 
ribl)on. It was drawn l)y six gray horses, covereil 
with l)laek cloth, each horse led by a groom, in 
mourning. 

The I'oute of the procession was nji Desbrosses 
stivet to Hudson; througli Hudson to Canal; 
through Canal to Broadway ; and thence, down 
Broad-way, to the Park. 

All along the route every available ]ioint was 
densely crowded, all reverently nncovering as the 
hearse passed along. 

Hours before the arrival of the procession, the 
crowd began to gather in the City Hall Park, 
along Broadway and Chatham street, and in and 
on the buildings overlooking the plaza in front of 
the City Hall. 

At the time of the appearance of the procession 
at the City Hall, at least twenty thousand persons 
were assembled in the immediate neighborhood. 
While awaiting the arrival of the processicm, a 
number of German singing Ijands were marched 
into the open space before the Hall, and arranged 
on either side of the entrance, prepared to slug a 
re<piiem to the dead. 

The procession entered the Park al)out half-])ast 



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(•l('V(^n o'clnck, mill tllc llcai'sc stoppcil lict'urc tllr 
cntraiK-c to (lie Hall. The coffin A\as imiiKMliatcl\- 
takt'U from tlu' liearsc and cai-rifcl uji the stairs 
to the catafal(jU(' ])i'('par('(l for its rtH-f|>tioii, while 
the singing societies ]ierforine<l two ajipropiiate 
ilii'ges. 

The interior of the City Ilall was decorated 
with much taste. Xo trace of tlie architectui'e was 
to l.)e seen in the rotunda. Niche and dome, lial- 
iistrade and paneling, wei'e all \cilc(l. Fi'om the 
dome to the liasc there was a wall of cr.-ip'', 
relieved l)y shrouded ensigns an<l scmi-circulai- 
folds of paramatta. All these were arched hy fes- 
toons, wliich f'll gracefully over the coml)ined dis- 
j)lay of tlags and nioui-niug. Across the dome a 
black curtain was drawn, and the raws of light 
thus conducted fell sidnlued upon the sad ••nid 
imposing spectacle. 

The catafahpK' upon whicli the i-enniins were 
deposited, was erected in the wide space opposite 
thei)rincipal entrance to the Governoi''s Room. Its 
form was square, surmounted l)y a Gothic arch, 
from wdiich graceful folds of crape, ornamented by 
festoons of silver lace and cords and tassels, fell 
over the curtained pillars. An eagle surmounted 
the whole; l)cncath it, a bust of the deceased Pi'cs- 
ident; on eithci' side, a p.-iir of Uoman urns. The 



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intfrior of tlie caiiojn- was in grai'eful hannony 
Avitli the exterior. The frontal arch, as it met the 
liLick ceiling of the catafalque, was relieved l^y a 
lining of lilack silk. The ceiling was formed of 
Anted folds of velvet fretted \vith silvei- stars. 
Beueatli the canojty were Imsts of AVashington, 
Jackson, Weljster, and Clay. The I'eniains rested 
on a pall a short distance from the floor. 

The coffin having been deposited on the cata- 
folqne, th(^ lid Avas i-emoved, and the various offi- 
cials pi'esent ])erniitted to gaze upon the remains 
of theii' deceased President. These having retired, 
preparations were made to admit the public genei'- 
ally. Visitors were admitted to the Park through 
the gate near the Register's office; thence, passing 
through the eastern liasement door of the City 
Hall, two abreast; and thence, along the corridors, 
to the circular stall's in the rotunda; thence, up 
those stairs, turning to the right, passing in front 
of the catafahpie; thence, down and out through 
the rear door of the City TIall. Those pi'ovided 
with tickets Avere a<linitt('(l through the western 
basement door, and passed on the opposite side of 
the catafahpie. The remains, while in the City 
Hall, Avcic surrounded by a guard of honor, in 
compliance Avith the follo\ving order t>f General 
Dix: 



Hi:ALH,.rAi:TKi:s Dei-aktmknt uf tiik East, 
Xinv Yoi;k City, April 23, 1865. 
The following-name,! officers l,a\ing reported at these 
head.iuarters, in compliance with jmhlished orders, are 
detailed as a guard of honor, and will remain on .Inty'near 
the body of the late President during the hours hereinafter 
<]esignated. 

FinsT WATCH. 
MONDAY, 24Tn. FHOM 13, m., lo 2, p. M. 

Major-General John J Poek,U.S.V., Rear-A.imirul H. Pauldin<^ 
LT.S.N. ; Brevet Briga.iier-GencTal S. Van Vliet, U.S.A. ; Colonel D T 
Van Buren, U.S.A. ; Colonel H. F. Clarke, U.S.A.; Brevet Lieutenant- 
Colonel R. F. O'Beirno. U.S.A. 

SF.COND WATCH. 
FROM 2, 1>.M., Til 4. P.M. 

Brigadier-General Thomas F. Meagher, U.S.V. ; Brigadier-General 
L.C. Hunt, U.S.V. ; Brigadier-General Thomas W. S^yeeuey USV • 
Colonel G. Loomis, U.S.A.; Major W. E. Prince. U.S.A. ' Sum^eon 
James Suddards, U.S.X. " 

THIRD WATCFI. 
FROM 4, P.M., TO 0, P.M. 

Brevet Major General Robert Anderson, U.S.A.; Brigadier-General 
P. St. George Cooke, U.S.A. ; Brigadier-General W. II. Morris U S V ■ 
Commodore C. Ringgold. U.S.N. ; Colonel H. Day, U.S.A.; Colonel J.' 
D. Greene, U.S.A. 

FOUKTH w.rrcn. 

FROM G, P.M., TO .S, l-.M. 

Rear.Admiral S. L. Bree..e. U.S.N. ; Brigadier-General Fit^Henry 
Warren, U.S.V. : Brevet Colonel H. D. fallen, U.S.A. ; Lieutenant. 
Colonel George Carr. ICoth N.Y.V. ; Paymaster Benjamin J. Cohone, 
L .S.N. 



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FIFTH WATFU. 

FRo^r 8. P.M., TO 10. p.m. 
Brevet Brigadier-General R. S. Saterlce, U.S.A. ; Commodore Heur\- 
Eagle, U.S.N. ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel R. F. Dodge, U.S.A. : Major 
P. W. L. Pl}Tiipton, U.S.A. ; Major Charles O. Jolinc, A.D.C. ; Surgeon 
Charles McMillan, U.S.A. 

SIXTH w.\Trn. 

FIUJM 10, P.M., TO 1'2, MIDNIGHT, 

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B, Clitz, U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutenant- 
Colonel John J. Milhau. U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. 
O'Brirne, U.S.A. : Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel .T, M. Cutts, U.S.A. ; 
Major G. W. Wallace, U.S.A. ; Major N, Prince, U.S.A. 

SF.\'EXTn W.VTCn. 
TUESDAY, S.lTn, FEOM 12, ^^DNIGHT, TO 3, A.M. 

Brevet Brigadier-General George P. Este, U.S.V. ; Lieuteuant- 
folonel H. S. Cliatfield, 102d N.T.V. ; Major James B. Sheridan, 
U.S.A. ; Major James A. Connolly, 123d 111. Vols, ; Major W. \V. 

Ilorrick, U.S,A. 

EIGHTH WATCn. 
FROM 2. A.M., TO 4, A.M. 
Colonel Emmons Clark, Tth N.G.S.N.T. ; Lieutenant-Colonel George 
F. Haws, Tth N.G.S.N Y. ; Major Joseph B. Young, Tth N.G.S.N.Y. ; 
Paymaster R. Parks, U.S.N. ; Paymaster C. H. Eldridge, U.S.N. 

NINTH WATCH. 

FROM 4, A.M., TO G, A.M. 

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry C. Allen, lOGth X.Y.V. ; Colonel William 

Heine, 103d N.Y.V. ; Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Bunce, U.S.N. ; 

Pa\-master W. G. Maney, U.S.N. ; Surgeon George Peck, U.S.N. ; 

E. D. Robie, Chief Engineer. U.S.N. 

TENTH ■n'ATCH. 
FROM fi, A.M., TO 8, A,M. 

Colonel William De Lacy, 164th N.Y.V. ; Major George Brown, U. 
S.A. Major N. Thayer, U.S.A. ; Major John F. Porter, 18th N.Y. Cav- 
alry ; Major H. Z. Hayner, U.S.A. 



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ELEVENTH WATCH. 

FI!OM S, A.M., TO 10, A.M. 

Brigadior-Cu-ut-ral II. \V. Wessells. U.S.V. ; Brigadii<r-(.ic'iKTul 

Daniel UUman, IT.S.V. ; Colond M. S. IIowc-, U.S.A ; Coloufl \V. A. 

Thornton, U.S.A. : Brevet Colonel W. .J. Sloan, U.S.A. ; Surgeon J. F. 

llainmonil, U.S.A. 

TWEI-FTH WATCH. 

FROM 10, A.M , TO 12, M. 

Major-Ucneral Daniel Butterfield. U.S.V. : Brevet Major-General 

liobert O. Tyler, U.S.V. ; Commodore \V. C. Nicholson. U.S.N. ; Brevet 

Colonel M. T. McMahon, U.S.A : Colonel O. V. Dayt.m l!lth V.R.C., 

Major F. E. Prime, U.S A. 

By- eommanii of Ma.jou-CiEXERAi, DIX. 

M T McMaiio.x, Brevet Colonel and Adjutant. 

During tlie entire time the remains thus lay in 
state, a ceaseless throng of visitors were admitte'l 
to view tlie l>o(ly, while many thousands were 
tui'iKMl a\v;iv unable to ol>tain admittance. All 
(•hisses of iiur citizens, the old and the young, the 
rich and the jioor, witiiout distinction of color oi' 
sex, mingled in the silent procession that passed 
reverentlv liefore the bier. As night came <ni the 
scene grinv more impressive. The heavy drai)ing 
of the rotunda cau.sed the light tVom the chandeliers 
to assume a sickly glare, as it was reflected from the 
silver ornaments of the coffin and catafahiue, on 
the faces of the passing crowd. 

The concourse, notwithstanding the immense 
number which had passed during the day, was at 



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its gi-eatest aliout miduight. As the t-lock tolled 
the hour of twelve, the niemliers of the German 
siugiiiii; sDCU'ties, who liad taken their places in tlie 
ei>rridor, c(iuinienced a solemn dirge. Heard from 
the neig]il>orliood of tlie catafalque, the sound had 
a most tlirilllng etfect. The chorus consisted of 
aV)out seventy voices. Tlie cluV)S represented wei-e 
the Quartette, of Hoboken, the German Concordia, 
and Ilarmonia, 

On careful calculatii^ns made as to the number 
of persons passing the l)ier, it was found tliat on 
an a^'erage about eighty persons passed in a min- 
ute ; tliat is, forty on either side. This would 
alhjw foi- the entire nund)er during the twenty- 
four lunu's, not far from a hundred and twenty 
thousand. 

As the morning of Tuesday, the :?5tli, dawned, 
the whole city resounded Avith the busy notes of 
preparation for the funeral obsequies. It is need- 
less to say that all ordinary business was suspend- 
ed ; for on tliis day the Empire City was to pay 
its last tri]>ute of respect to the memory of the 
martyr President. 

The following is the oi-der of procession, as 
aiTanged by the Joint Committee of the Common 
Council, together with the various orders relating 
thereto : 










Midnight 



The procession will move Irom the City Hall at one o'clock 
r.M., precisely, an.l will j.rocec.l up Broadway to Fonrtecth 
street ; through Fourteenth street to Fifth avenue ; u), Filth 
avenue to Tliirty-fourtli street ; through Thirty-fourth street 
to Xinth avenue, to the Hudson River IJailroad depot. 

The arrangements of tlic day will be under tlie direction 
of the (irand ^[arslial. 

The several persons having charge of the church and fire- 
alarm bells in the city will cause the same to l)e tolli.<l from 
the hour of one, p.m., until the close of the ]a-ocession. 
The owners and masters of vessels in the harbor, and the 
proprietors of the various public buildings in the city, will 
dis])lay their colors at half-mast from sunrise to sunset. 

Our fellow-citizens will close their several places of busi- 
ness during the moving of the procession. They will also, 
wlicther in the procession or not, wear the regidar badge of 
mourning on tlie left arm. 

The several orders, societies, associations, trarles, and 
other bodies, will assemble at such j.laces as th.^y may 
respectively select, and repair to the plac.s of rendezvous 
at twelve o'clock, ir. 

The owners and proprietors of all public and licensed car- 
riages and vehicles will withdraw the same from the streets 
through whicli the procession is to i.ass, after the hour of 
twelve o'clock, ji. 

The owners of private carriages and vehicles will also 
conform to the wishes of the Committee in this respect. 

Xo carriages or vehicles of any kmd will be allowed in 
the l)ody of the procession. 

The streets through which the procession will pass is 
reserved from curb to curb for the funeral corteo-e 

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(!)nlfr of i'vorrssion ln( Iiiii'^i"".*- 

GHAND MABSnAL, 

Brigadier-General William IIai.l. 

JFirst IJibisiou. 

The Military, under the immediate direction of Major-General 

Saxdford. 

Militarv, Funeral Cortege, &c. 

Srroiiii JDibiston. 

City, County, State, and United States Officials, &c. 

STStrO Bibtsioii. 

Clergy, Cliamber of Commerce, &c. 

JFoiTtfi JDibision. 

Masonic and other Orders. 

ffitti) 33ibistoil. 

Various Temperance Organizations. 

Slrtlj Cibision. 
Trades, Societies, and Avocations. 

Srbciiti) Eibisiou. 

Societies. (Uubs, and Association.*^ 

EiglJtlj Cibision. 

Civic Societies of Brooklyn. 

ithf ^Hilitavi), 

IN REVERSli ORDER. 

Captain Otto's Troop as escort. 

Major-General S.vxdford and Staff. 

Major-General Dchtea and Staff. 

SrronJr Dtbision. 

In reverse oriler. 
ELEVENTH BRIG.UJE. 

Brigadier-General Jesse C. Smito and Staff. 

Howitzer Battery, Captain Hodgkiss. 

Fifty-second Regiment, Colonel Cole. 

Forty-seventh Regiment, Colonel Meserole. 

Twenty-third Regiment, Colonel PR.A.TT. 

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KIFTU BKKiADi:. 

Brigadier-General P. S. Ciiookk and Staft". 

Artillery Battery, Major Sprague. 

Seventieth Regiment, Colonel Cropsey. 

Twenty-eiglith Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Scheppeb. 

Fourteenth Regiment, Colonel Edward Fowler. 

Thirteenth Hi'giment, Colonel J. B. Woodward. 

ifirst JDibisioii. 
In reverse order. 
FOURTH BRIG.UJE. 

Colonel M.UDnoF, Acting Brigadier General , and Stafl'. 

Ninety-fifth Regiment, Colonel PixcivNEY. 

Sixty-ninth Regiment, Colonel Bagley. 

Twenty-second Regiment, Lieutenant-Cohmid Cox. 

Eleventh Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Lis. 

Officers of Seventy-ninth Highlanders. 

Officers of Ninety-third Regiment. 

Officers of One Hundredth Regiment. 

OtBcers of One Hundred and Second Regiment. 

TirtRD brigade. 

Colonel J. 5L V.vKLUf, .\cting Brigadier-General, and Staff. 

Fifty-fifth Regiment, Colonel Le Gal, 

Thirty-seventh Regiment, Colonel Ashley. 

Eighth Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel We-Ntworth. 

Officers of the Ninth Regiment. 

second brigade. 

Brigadier-General Yates and Staff. 

Fourth Arti^ery, with full batteries. Colonel Teller. 

Ninety-sixth Regiment, Colonel Kreiibiel. 

Eighty-fourth Regiment, Colonel Conkling. 

Twelfth Regiment, Colonel Ward. 

Sixth Regiment, Colonel Mason. 

Fifth Regiment, Colonel BoRGEB. 



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FIRST BRIGADE. 

Brigadier-General Spicek ami Staff. 

Ninety-ninth Regiment, Colonel O'Maiioset. 

Seventy-first Regiment. Colonel Tuaffobd 

First Cavalry, Colonel Min-tos. 

Third Cavalry, Colonel Postley. 

Battalion United States Marines. 

TTnited States Military and Naval OeBcers now in the city, dismounted. 

Major-General Drx and Staff. 

GUARD OP HONOR. 



SEVENTH REGIMENT 



SE'S'ENTII REGIJIENT 



GUARD OF HONOR. 

Troop of Cavalry, as escort to the Grand Marshal. 

Brigadier-General Hall, Grand Marshal. 

Colonel John W Avert, Aid 

Hon. Abbaji W.^^kem.vn, Aid. 

Hon. CH-i»LES G. Cornell, Aid. 

Colonel J.vitES Price, Aid. 

Captain Chaeles A. Stetson, Aid. 

Colonel C. A. Johnson, Aid. 

SrcoiTlr Dibision. 

Colonel X. B. Lahau, Marshal. 

\V. M. Tweed, Jr., Aid. 

Colonel George B. Van Brunt, Aid. 

W. R. Vebjcltea, Jr., Aid. 

S. R. Bcnell, Aid. 



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diiir. 

Members of the City Goverumeiit. 

The Mayors of New York and other cities. 

Ex-Mayors of New York and other cities. 

The Board of Aldermen of the city of New York, preceded by their 

Sergeant-at-Arms. 

The Board of Councilmcn of the city of New York, preceded by their 

Sergeant-at-Anns. 

Attaches of both Boards. 

\^ ashington Delegations accompanying the remains of the President. 

Delegates from the Common Councils from Washington, Baltimore, 

Philadelphia. Brooklyn, and other cities. 

ytciul.s' of Sciiavtrnfiits. 

Comptroller, Street Commissioner, City Inspector. 

Commissioners of the Croton Aqueduct Department. 

Counsel to the Corporation, Corporation Attorney, Public Admiuis. 

trator. City Chamberlain, and their attaches. 

The Board of Appeals of the New York Fire Department. 

The Board ot Fire Commissioners of the New York Fire Department. 

Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineers, and Representatives an<l 

Members of the Now York Fire Department, in citizen's dress. 

bounty (r>oi f rmncnt. 

Board ol' Supervisors, ])receded by their Sergeant-at-^Vnus, Clerks 

attaches, &c. 

Commissioners of Charities and Correction, attaches, &c. 

Police Commissioners and attaches, &c. 

Board of Education, attaches, &c. 

Inspectors of Common Schools. 

Trustees of Common Schools. 

Faculty and Students of the Free Academy. 

Central Park Commissioners and attaches. 

Tax Commissioners and attaches 

Commissioners of Emigration and attachtSs. 

Coroners and Deputy Coroners. 

Recorder and City Judges. 



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Police Magistrates. 

Judges of Supreme Court, Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, 

■ Marine Court, and Civil Justices' Court, with their attaches, &c. 

District Attorner, Assistant District Attorney, and attaches. 

Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs and attaches, &c. 

County Clerk, Register, Surrogate, attaches, &c. 

STATE GOVERNMENT. 

His Excellency Governor Fenton and Staff. 

Ex-Governors of the State of Xew York. 

Heads of Departments of State. 

Members of Senate and Assembly of the State of New Tork, preceded 

by their Sergeants-at-Arms. 

Ex-Members of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York. 

Judges of the Court of Appeals. 

Foreign Ministers and Consuls. 

The New York State Society of the Ciurinnati. 

Captain of the Port of New York. 

Harbor Masters. 

Pilot Commissioners. 

Port Wardens and all others deriving authority from the State 

Government. 

UXITED STATES DEPARTMENT. 

Collector of the Port of New York. 

George W. E>ebree, Marshal. 

Attaches of his personal Department, Secretaries, Clerks, and 

, Messengers. 

Assistant Collector, 

with Correspondence Clerks. 

Auditor, 

in charge of First Division. 

Assistant Auditor, Clerks, attaches, and Messengers. 

Cashier. 

Assistant Cashier, Clerks, and Messengers of Second Division. 

Deputy Collector, Third Division', ex-ofiicio. 

Storekeeper of the Port. 



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Deputy Storekeepers, Assistant Clerks, and Messengers. 
Deputy Collector, Fourtli Division, 

with Clerks and Messengers. 
Deputy Collector, Fifth Division, 

with Clerks and Jlessengers. 

Deputy Collector, Sixth Division, 

with Clerks and Messengers. 

Deputy Collector, Seventh Division, 

with Clerks and Messengers. 
Deputy Collector, Eighth Division, 

•nith Clerks and Messengers. 
Deputy Collector, Ninth Division, 

with Clerks and Messengers. 

Deputy Collector, Tenth Division, 

with Clerks and Messengers. 

Naval Officer. 

Deputy Naval Officers, attaches. Clerks, ami Messengers in his 

Department. 

Surveyor of the Port. 

Deputy Surveyors, Aids to the Revenue, Debenture Clerks, and other 

attaches of his office. Weighers, Gangers, Inspectors of the 

Customs, and others attached to his Department. 

Storekeeper of Appraisers' Store, 

with Clerks and employes. 

United States General Appraisers. 

Principal and Assistant Appraisers, Examiners, Clerks, Messengers, 

and employes of Appraisers' Department. 

Officers of United States IJcvenuc Marine, in full uniform. 

Postmaster of tlie city of New York, 

Secretary, Assistants, and Clerks. 

Revenue Officers and Revenue Inspectors. 

Members of Congress and ex-Members of Congress. 

Collectors, Assessors, and Deputies of the United States Internal 

Revenue, with their Officers and Clerks. 

Marshal of the United States for the Southern District of New York. 



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Tnited States District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Officers, 

and Clerks. 

Judges of the United States Courts, Clerks and Officers. 

United States Sub-Treasury and Assay Office, 

with Officers connected therewitli. 

Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Officers attached. 

lOx-Officers of the United States Army. 

Officers and ex-Officers of the United States Volunteers. 

ffijCrO Dibision. 

Colonel Frank E. Howe, Marshal. 

John ArSTiN Stevens, Jr., Aid ; Major James R. Smitii, Aid. 

Clergy. 

Medical Faculty. 

Members of the Bar, 

Memliers of the Press. 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Associated Banks of the city of New York. 

Committee of the Citizens' Union Club. 

New York Club. 

Century Club. 

Athenaeum Club. 

City Club. 

The Eclectic Club. 

The Union League Club. 

Commercial Association —Members of the Produce Exchange. 

New York Board of Fire Insurance Companies. 

New York Board of Marine Insurance Companies. 

Christian Commission. 

United States Sanitary Commission. 

Historical Society of New York. 

Tammany Society. 

Union, Tammany, Mozart, and McKeon General Committees, German 

General Committee, and Constitutional Union. 

Delegation of the Union League of America. 

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Citizens of tlie Pacilic Coast. 
Cadets of Temperance. 
Sons of Tenipcrunce. 

jFoiirti) Dibistoiv. 

General J. II, IIon.MtT Waud, Mar.slial, and Aids. 

(frand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, and other Lodge^ 

Independent Order of Red Men. 

Order of Bnai Bareth 

Order of Bnai Morsch. 

Free Snns of Israel. 

Abraham Lodge, Xo. 1, O. B. A. 

Pilgrim Lodge, No. 243, I. 0. of T. 

Sclavonic Union Society. 

Independent Butchers' Lodge. 

jFiftij ZDibi.5ioir. 

•loiiN Tn-KKi!, Marshal, and Aids. 
Division of the Irish Societies and Associations. 

Sirti) Difaisioir. 

Bexj.vmin Wixxe, .Marshal, and Aiils. 

New York Caulkers' Associaticn. 

New York Caulkers' Association, Manhattan Branch. 

Riggers' United Protective Association. 

Riggers' Benevolent Association. 

Ship Joiners' Protective Association. 

Ship Sawyers' Societ}'. 

'Longshoremen's United Protective Associations, Nos. 1 and 2. 

'Longshoremen's Benevolent Society. 

I. M. Singer's operatives. 

Steam Boiler-Makers' Benevolent Association. 

Association of Dry Goods Clerks. 

Waiters' Benevolent Protective .\s.sociation. 

Justitia Club. 

Tyjiograpliical Society. 

Literarv Phalanx. 
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Srbcntij XSibision. 
Colonel E. F. Shepard, Marshal, 
Captain II. II. IIoLBUOdK, Aid; Andrew Barstow, AM; Captain 
Ambrose K. Striker, Aid; Captain James L. Price, Aid ; 
Captain Fred. Pierson, Aid. 
American Protestant Association 
Workingmen's Union Delegation. 
Twenty-six 'Workingmen's Unions. 
New York Caledonian Club. 
German Society. German Dispensary. 
German Widows and Orphans' Society. 
German Savings Banks. 
German Fire and Life Insurance Companies. 
New York Turners' Society. 
Ileinemann & Sillcrmann's Silk Factory employes. 
Blenker Veteran Society. 
New York Sharpsliooters. 
Young Men's Independent Democratic Association- 
Ancient Order of Faithful Fellows. 
New York Boss Bakers' Association. 
Italian Association. 
Society of Social Reformers. 
Ceres Union. 
National Glee Club. 
Washington Coterie. 
Island Social Club. 

GENERAl. ORDERS. 

Headquaeteks Seventh Divlsion, ) 
Xk-\v York, Ajiril 24, ISGj. \ 

1. Colonel J. Fred. Pierson. ami Ca]it:iins II. II. Ilolbiook, 
Andrew Barstow, Ambrose K. Striker, and .James L. Price, 
are hereby aj)pointed Aids to tbe ^larshal, and will be 
resi)ected and obeyed accordingly. 



2. Each organization assigned to tliis ilivision is consti- 
tuted a battalion, and will lie under the eounuand of its 
own President or chief otKccr. 

3. The division will form in Centre street, right resting 
oil Keade street, at twelvi- o'clock, precisely. 

4. The American Protestant Association, t lie Working- 
men's Union Delegation, and the societies composing the 
"Workingmen's Union, will enter Centre street through 
Canal street. The rest of the ilivision will enter Centre 
street througli Grand street. Tlie various battalions will 
arrive at Centre street at three-quarters past eleven o'clock, 
and, as they arrive, their commandants will halt them ami 
report in person to the ilarshal. Tiic battalions will then be 
placed in position in the column by the Marshal and his Aids. 

5. Orders for the tbrmation and movement of the division 
will be briskly repeated by commandants of battalions. 

C. After the departure of the funeral train tlic division 
will march through Nintli avenue and Twenty-third street 
to Fifth avenue. On arriving at Fifth avenue the various 
battalions will march off to their respective headquarters, 
under their own officers. 

7. The Marshal's head(iuarters will be at Earle's Hotel, 
corner of Canal and Centre streets,during the morning of the 
25th instant. By order of 

ELLIOTT F. SIIEPAIID, :Marshal. 

In the Seventh Division, which will form in Centre street, 
there will be the "Workingmen's Union Delegates, to be fol- 
lowed by the following associations: House Carpenters. 
Tailors, Painters, Plumbers, Tin, Copper, and Sheet Iron 
Workers. Tin, Slate, and Metal Ptoofers, Upholsterers, Sluide 
Painters, Car Drivers, Coach jMakers, Dry Goods Clerks, 



Typograiiliifal Society, Trunk and Bag Makers, Packing- 
Box Makers, Carpet and Furniture Clerks, Sash and Blind 
Makers, Plasterers, Goldbeaters, Clothing Cutters, Horse 
Sheers' Association, Copiiersniiths, and Paper Stainers. 

Eitjijtfj Dibision. 

CITIC SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND rlTI/.KXS OEXEU.iXLT OF THE 
CITY OF BROOKLYN 

Colonel E. J. Fowler, Marshal. 

The Union League Associations. 

Tlie McClcUan Clubs. 

Father ]\Iath<'w Total Abstin:-'nce Benevolent Societies, Nos. 1, 2, and 3. 

St. James R, C Bsnevolent Society. 

Fatlicr Matlicw Total Alistinence Benefit Society, No. 1. 

Shamrick Society. No 1 

Assumiition T. A B Society. 

St Patrick's Society. 

'Lonjt.-horeraen's Associations. 

Representative Fire De;iartment. in citiz-ns' dress. 

Ovdfc of !^vranncmcnt.o'. 

The societies, associations, ami trades are requestc<l to 
appear iu the order prescribeii, ami to walk eighteen alireast, 
and sections in close order. 

Marshals will strictly enforce this direction. 

Bands will play funeral dir^'es in common time. 

Xo lianncr hearing political devices or inscriptions will he 
admitted in the procession. 

Governors and Lieutenant-Governors, Senators and ^lem- 
hers of Asseinhlv, Mayors of the several cities and cx-Presi- 
dents, Foreiu-n JMinisters and Consuls, will meet in the 
Mayor's < )llice. 

Common Councils of Xew York, Washington, Baltimore, 
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and other cities, together with 



i;s]:()r i v.- 

Heads of Di-partiiK'uts of tliis city, will mcvt in Uomn Xo. 
8, City Hall. 

Members (if llu' J'xiai-il nf Su|icr\ isors of the city ami 
county of Xi'w Yoi'k, will iiicct in the Clerk's Ollicc. 

Judges of tiie Courts, District Attorney, Counsel to the 
CorjioratioM, Alemliers of the liar, e\;-^[enil)ei-s ol' Conu'ri^ss, 
meet in tlie Supreme Court room. 

Sheriff and his Deputies meet in the Sheritrs Olliee. 

The "W'asliinjjton Delectation accompanyint; the remains, 
will meet in tlie Chamber of the IJoard of Councilmen, in the 
City Hall. 

Delegations intcndinLf to participate in the certMuonics will 
meet at tlie places designated in the programme, and take 
their respective ])ositions upon their arrival on the i;rounil. 

SccoikI Division, right resting on Centre an<l Chamliers 
streets, at the Comptroller's OiBce. 

Third Di\ision, in X'assau street, right resting on Printing 
House s<piare. 

Fourth Division, in Park row and 15road way, right rest- 
ing corner Park row and Beekmau street. 

Fiftli Division, in Chatham street and East IJroadway, 
right resting corner Chatham street and Tryou row. 

Sixth Division form on Xew Chambers street, right rest- 
ing on the corner of New Chambers street and Chatham 
street, east side. 

Seventh Division form on Centre street, right on Pcade. 

Eighth Division form on Beekman street, right resting on 
Nassau street. 

All societies and organizations not starting from their 
jilace of rendezvous will be excluded from their [lositions in 
line, and take tlieir place on the extreme left. 



CiENEKAIi UKDER— No. 404. 

ol'fick of the supeeixtendent of the 
Metropolitan Police, 300 Mdlbekry street, 
Nett York, April 24, 1SG5. 

Captain , Precinct — It will Ijo necessary to 

keep the streets and avenues on which the luucral procession 
will move to-morrow entirely clear of incumbrances. 

You will, therefore, on the line of your g^uard, prevent all 
manner of vehicles from passing or standing on the route, 
and confine jjersons on foot to the sidewalks of such streets 
as may be used by the procession. Lot the line of curb- 
stone be your guide-mark. 

JOHN A. KEXNEDY, Superintendent. 

(The tfcvcmoniro in Hluiou ^nuavf. 

The time for commencing these exercises will Ije five 
o'clock m the afternoon. 

Citizens, public bodies, private social organizations, and 
all persons who desire to unite in rendering testimonials of 
respect and reverence for the character and services of the 
deceased President, are invited to assemble at Union square, 
Fourteenth street, on Tuesday next, the 25th instant, at five 
o'clock, P.M. 

It is inten<led that each separate organization shall be 
governed by its own ofticers and regulations, subject, how- 
ever, to such arrangements as may be announced by the 
Joint Committee of the Common Council. 

The guests and others participating in the ceremonies at 
Union square, at five o'clock in the evening, will report at 
the Maison Dorce at half-past four o'clock. 

A large stand, dr.apcd with black, has been erected in 
Union square, opposite the Maison Doree. In the centre is 



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:i momiinuntal design representing a l)r<)i<rn colmun, on 
either side of which arc figures of'IIojK^ and Justice. 

Hon. Jolm A. King will preside. 

Tlie following wdl bo tlie order of exercises: 

1. Opening Prayer by Rev. Stephen H. Tttjg. 

2. Oration by Hon. George B.vncroft 

3. Reading the last Inaugural Address by Ri:v. Dr. J. D. Thompson 

4. Reading a psalm by Rev. W. H. Boole, 

5. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Rogers. 

G. Reading from the Scripture by Rabbi Is.\.\cs. 

7. Reading of a hymn (words by William Ciillen Brt.vxt) by 

Rev. Dr. Samlt;l Osgood. 

8. Benediction liy Arclibisliop McCloskey. 

At the close of the ceremonies the assemblage will be 
tormed in jirojier order and jiroceed to unite in the proces- 
sion, to be formed under the direction of the Joint Commit- 
tee of the Common Council. 

Among tlie various j)ublic and ])rivate organizations 
invited to unite -with the citizens in this solemn and grateful 
duty are the following : 

The Clergy and members of all the city churches. 

Tlie Mayor and Common Council of Xew York. 

The Joint Committee of the Common Council. 

The Mayor and Common Council of Brooklyn. 

The Chamber of Commerce of Xew York. 

The New York Produce Exchange. 

The Union Club. 

The New York Club. 

The Century Club. 

The Athenajum Club. 

Tlie City Club. 

The Eclectic Club. 

The Union League Club. 

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The organizations meeting under the Citizens' Committee, 
will assemble in Union square, opposite the IMaison Donic, at 
halt-past nine, a.m., under a Marshal of tlie Citizens' Commit- 
tee, and mareli to Nassau street and take up jx.sitions in hne. 
WILLLAJiI T. BLODGETT, Chairman. 

S. B. Chittenden, ) 

Henry M. Tabki;, >- Secretaries. 

Frank E. Howe, 1 

Ehc (i)ffirfv.5 of the givma and |lavjj. 

(cincrLAK.) 

HEADtjrARTEKS DEPARTMENT OF THE EaST, | 

New York City, April 24, iso.j. j 

The otlicers of the army and navy who are to take jiart in 
the funeral ceremony to-morrow are requested to assemble 
at Delmonico's, corner Cliambers street and Broadway, at 
twelve o'clock, M., Avith side arms, the usual badge of 
mourning, and \vithout ejiaulets. Hy command of 

Major-General DIX. 

M. T. ]\[( Maiion, Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant- 
General. 

(!!-,v-(l>fficfv,c of t\\( 3Vvmy ami 3fl:uy. 

Ex-officers and men of the army and navy, who have 
served in the present war, will assemble promptly at No. 90 
East Thirteenth street, at ten o'clock tliis morning, to receive 
badges and form in line, to join the grand ])rocession. 

The following gentlemen have been a])poiiited Aids : — 
Major-Geueral Schuyler PIamiltox, Major W. W. Lelaxd, 
Lieutenant John Allen, Lieutenant Alfred Appel, Caji- 
tain .James Siii.rloik, Captain William Ji)NES, and Colonel 
William A. Lynch. 

Wn.LIA]\I S. HILLYER, 3Iarshal. 



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^vvaiuicmcnto fov the c^b.'^rnuico by ;^vooklyn .^.wociatiou'i. 

Xeai-ly all the civic associations in Brooklyn will lie 
rcj)rcsi'ntcil in the t'nnoral procession in Xcw York to-day, 
ami, inclcpenilent of the military, will nuiiiher about ten 
thousauil ini^n. 

The puhlic citVu'es ami places of business will be closeil, 
and the flags displayed at half-mast. The following is tiie 
recommendation of the acting Mayor in regani to the 
matter : 

]\lAYn!:'s OfFICK, ] 

Brooklyn, Ajiril 24, ls(5o. j 

As the funeral ohsequies in honor of the lamented Presi- 
dent Lincoln will be celebrated in New York to-morrow 
(Tuesdav, April -'5), ami as it is the intention of the muniei- 
])al authorities, the military, and various civic organizations, 
and manv of the citizens of Brooklyn, to jJarticipate therein, 
1 respectfully recommend that all i)laces of business be 
closed on that day. The city offices wWl be closed and the 
city flags displayed at half-mast. 

D. D. WHITNEY, Acting :\rayor. 

Tlie order of the arrangements in regard to the \ari<ius 
civic associations will be as follows : 

Grand Marshal, Colonel E, B. Fowlek. 

Aids— Dr. JANrEs L. Farley, H. ^V. SIicueli,. C. C. Sawyer. 

War Fund Committee. 

Kings County Medical Society. 

Hose Company No. IT. 

All to form in tlie order they are named, on Joralemon street, west 

of Clinton, right resting on Clinton street. 

Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 1, will form on Livingston 

street, right resting on Clinton street. 
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St. Auu'd T. a B. Suciety. 
Assumption T. A Society will form, in the order uam(_-il, im Solicr- 
merliorn street, right resting on Clinton street. 

Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 2, will form on State street, 
right resting on Clinton. 

Father Mathew T. A. B, Society No. 5. 
'Longshoremen, all to t'unn on State street, east of Clinton, right 
resting on Clinton street, 

St. James R. C. Benevolent Society. 
Shararnck Society No. 1. 
St. Patrick's Society. 
All to form in the order named, on Atlantic street, west of Clinton, 
right resting on Clinton street. 

Ollicers and ex-Officers of Volunteers. 

Fifth Ward Citizens' Association. 

Kings County Union General Committee. 

Internal Revenue Department, Collectors and Assessors. 

AUto fo:-m in the order they are named on Atlantic street, cast of 

Clinton, right resting on Clinton street. 

Stewards' Association (colored). 

Widow's Son's Lodge F. & A. M. (colored). 

Polphinic Association (colored). 

First Brooklyn Loyal League of Colored Men. 

The lines will be fonned at half-past nine o'clock and divided into 

two columns One will cross over the Montague ferry and the other 

o\-cr Fulton ferry. 

©hf (Srnnau Ringing .SotictiriS. 

A ])osition lias hovn assigned to the German singing 
societies in tlie procession to-day 

They will make jiart of the Third Division, immediately 
beliind the clergy. 

All members of these organizations who desire to take 
]>art will form on Nassau street, right resting on Spruce 
street, at ten o'clock. 



1. 1 xro L >' o us K(J 1' I V. 



(TUr (I'nlcivfd iVoplr in the ^vocci-iicm STo-rtiiy. 

Wasiiini;ton, April 2t, 1805. 
Major-Gciunil Joiix A. Dix— It is the desire of the Swiv- 
t:iry of War tliat no discriminatiou ivspeetin;j; color should 
be exereiseil in admitting persons to the funeral proeessiou 
to-morrow. In this city a lilack regiment loniu'd part of 
the escort. 

C. A. DAXA, Assistant Secretary of War. 

Colored people, or their societies, who wish to J>um the 
])rocessi()n to-day, can ilo so Iiy forniiiej; on West lirade 
street l>y twelve o'clock, their riglit resting on Mroadway. 
Societies shmdd appohif their own Marshals to preserve 
order. 



^prrial (Time Snlilc fov .f itncval JTvaiu, on Yiurt-son ^livcv 
ymilvoiul, to-tliuj, eursrtiui, ^pvil 25. 



Leave New Yoi;k, i'Mh 

street, . . . 4.00. p.m. 
M.VXHATT.\?;, . 4.20, '■ 
YoNKERS, . . 4.4.5, " 
DoBBs' Ferry, 5 . 00, " 



r,.o:, 
n.xr,, 

.").:!0. 



Arrive 
Leave 



.\rrive 
Leave 



Irvington, 
t.vurytown, 
SiNQ Sing, . 
Peekskili,. 

PEEKSKrLI., 

(Jarrison's, 
Cold Spring 

FlSHKHLI., . 

N. Hamburg,. T.O»i, 

POUGHKEEPSIE 7.2.'), 
PoUGHPEEPSIE 7.40, 



COO, 



lO, 



Leave IIvDF. Park, . 7. •"><!, p.m. 

Staatsburg, 8.03, " 

RlIINEBECK. . S.24, " 

BAr.RYTOWN. 8.40, '■ 

Tivoi.i, . . «.W, •' 
Germ.vutow.n. '.1. 10, '■ 

C.VTSKII.L, . . !K27, '■ 

Arrive HUDSON, . . i).38, " 

Leave HmsoN, . . 0.41, " 

Stockpokt. . ',).r>'i, " 

CoxsAcKi:-:, . 10.00. " 

Stuyvesant, 10.07. " 

SCH01>.\CK, . 10.2'!, " 

Castletox, . 10. :;.■), " 

Arrive East .\lbaxy lO..^."). " 



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jfustvurtions. 

This tniiii lias tlie rit,'lit of track ovvr all other trains 
liouiul ill fitlu'r direction, and trains must reacii stations at 
which thoy are to meet, or let special pass, at least ten min- 
utes before special is due. 

.V " pilot engine " will leave Xew York ten minutes in 
advance of special train, running ten minutes ahead of pub- 
lished time to East Albany. Pilot engine has same rights 
as special, and at stations where trains meet or pass it, they 
must wait for special. 

The train will run at a slow rate of si>eed tlirough all 
towns and villages. 

Train Xo. 10 will, on this day, leave Thirtieth street at 
4.15, P.M. 

All station masters, trackmen, drawbridge tenders, 
switchmen, and flagmen, will be governed liy the general 
rules and regulations of the company. 

J. M. TOUCEY, Ass't Sup't. 

Long l>ef()i'e tlie hour aiiiiouiK-i'd for the moving 
of tlie procession, every avuihi1>le point of vision on 
th(^ route was occupied by the people. Such a 
gathering was never seen in the streets of Ne\v 
York 1 lefore. 

The various divisions of the procession arrived 
punctually on the ground and took the positions 
a'ssigned them by the programme. 

^Vt twelve o'clock precisely, the gates of the City 
Hall were closed, and the necessary preparations 
ma<le for the removal of the remains, and at one 



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()V'l(H'k the cotHii was lifted from the eatuf;il(|uc 
and l)orue on tlie shoulders of the vt-terans, to the 
funeral ear in waiting at the door of the City Hall. 
The funeral ear was an elegant ])ieee of work- 
manship. The main platform was fourteen feet 
lonir, eight feet \vide, and fifteen feet one ineli in 
height. On this jdatform, whieh was five feet from 
the ground, was a dais, six inches in height, on 
which the cofiin ivsted. Al)ove the dais was an 
eleo-ant canopy, supported liy four columns, cui'v- 
inir u])ward at the centre, and surmounted Uy a 
miniature Temple of Liberty. The i-latform was 
covered with black d-.th, which fell at the sides 
nearlv to the ground, and was edged with silver 
bullion fringe; festoons of black cloth also huug 
fi-om the sides, festooned \vith silver stars, and 
also edged with silver bullion. The canopy was 
trimmed in like manner, Avith black cloth festooned 
and spangled with silver bullion, the corners sur- 
mounted l)y rich plumes of black and white feath- 
ers. At the base of each column were three 
American fiags, slightly inclined, festooned and 
covered with crape. The Temple of Lil)erty was 
represented as deserted, having no emldems of any 
kind in or around it, except a small flag on the top 
at half-mast. The inside of the car was lined with 
white satin, fluted. Fi'om the centre of the I'oof 





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was suspended a large eagle witli outspread wings 
laving in its talons a laurel wreath. The platfoi'in 
around the coffin was sti-ewed witli liowers. Tlie 
ear was drawn by sixteen gray horses, covered with 
Mack cloth trimmings, each led l)y a groom. 

At the appointed hour, the procession began to 
uove in order i)reviously designated, the rear being 
closed by a large detachment of our colored citizens 
jearing banners with the following inscriptions: 






013i;;3tt?.3I« aj;XCff)aX, our nmautipntor. 








iTUJO iHiIlions of BoiiBmru fjr Jlifirrtii tjnbr. 






The pi-ocession in numl)ers, and indeed in ever} 
respect, far exceeded anything of the kind ever be 
x»re seen in our city. It occupied al>out four hours 
m passing any given point, and must have containei 
at least fifty thousand people. Never before haii 
our citizen soldiers appeared with fuller raidvs oi 
in better ordei', or had our civic and other societies; 
ajjpeared to better advantage. But how different 
fr<im ordinary i^rocessions ! There was no cheering 
no waving <)f flags, no claj)]ung of hands, no lively 
strains of martial music. Instead of these were 
substituted emblems of sorrow and lamentation 
Slowly the procession moved along, the silence 

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LINCOLN or. sKQrn:s. 



ln'oken only ))y the sound of the solemn dirges, 
the tolling of the l)ells, und tiie heavy liooniingof 
the minute-guns. As the funeral ear moved hy, 
every head was uncovered in that vast crowd, and 
all bowed iu reverence as they cast their last glance 
upon the casket containing the precious remains. 
In addition to the decorations of Broadway, 
which have been previously descri])ed, there was 
erected, at Union square, a handsome marble mon- 
ument, surmounted by Volk's bust of Lincoln, the 
corners displaying imniortelle6\ and on the four sides 
of the vase the following inscriptions 



SJt'itij malitc lovunra noiir, Uiitfj rfjnritii tor all." 



" (Tfjfrc is a grrat spirit goitr." 



'C.ootr niaijt, anS fliaOts of angrls sing; tijrc to tlji) rest.'' 



'Jljis life Ujas arntlc aiiO lljr rlrmrnts, 
So inirra iu ijim, tjjat nature migOt staiiS up 
anB sai) to all tijc rartlj, iTljis tuas a man." 



When the head of the procession reached the 
Hudson River Railroail depot, the military formed 
iu line on the side of the sti'eet, and the funeral car 
pas.sed on to the entrance of the depot, wlien the 
coffin was removed to th<' train, which left at the 
appointed time, and long 1)efore the end of the 
procession reached the terminus, the train was far 
ou its way toward Albany. 



Cf)bGcquic5 of ^bvaham ^^incoln, 



UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 



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LINCOLN I) i;si;q r 1 K: 



CC m m i 1 1 r c of (f i t i :: c n si . 



Moses Tatlou, 
John A King, 
John A. Dix, 
SniEON Draper, 
51. II. Grinnell, 
A. A. Low, 
Hamilton Fish, 
George Bancroft, 
Sam. Slo.\n, 
Richard D. Lathrop, 
Makshali, O. Roberts, 
Samuel Wetmore, 
Henry Clews, 
■\Valdo Hutchings, 
Charles H. Marshall, 
William M. Evarts, 
S. B. Chittexden, 
W. E. Dodge, 
Morris Ketchum, 
George Opdtke, 

JONATn.A.N StURGES, 

William T Blodgett, 
Benjamin R. Winthrop, 
Hentit K. Booert, 
Shepherd Knapp, 
John J. Astor, Jr., 
John Stewajkd, 



Peter Cooper, 

Douglas Taylor, 

John J. Cisco, 

A. T. Stewart, 

Leonard W. Jerome, 

P^\NK W. Worth, 

R. L. Cutting, 

A B. Baylis, 

Nehemiah Knight, 

W. n. Neilson, 

Prosper M. Wetmore. 

Paul Spokford, 

JosiAii IIedden, 

Thomas C. Acton, 

e. p. cowles, 

Wed. W. Clarke, 

F. S. Winston. 

T. C Doremus. 

D. Van Nostrand, 
Alfred Edw.^rds, 

John D. Jones, 
S. S. Wyckoff, 
O. O. Howlakd, 
Timothy D Chdrchill, 
Samuel B. Caldwell, 
Rufus F. Andrews, 
WlLLL\M H. Webh, 

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LINCOLN 


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Francis Lleber, 


CuAiiLES A. Stetson, 




Robert L. Stuaut, 


Horace B. Claflin, 




liOBEUT S. IIOXE, 


Charles Goitld, 




Charles P. Daly, 


L. W. Winchester, 




A. C. KXNGSI.AND, 


A. R. Wetjiore, 




R. H. McCORDY, 


John E. Williams, 




Benjamln W. Bonney, 


JOSIAH M. FiSK, 




EUWLN HOYT, 


S. R. Beebe, 




James Wadsworth, 


Frank E. Howb, 




(JEORGE Cacot Ward, 


Denning Duer, 




William II Fogg, 


John A. C. Gpay, 




Jiiiix J. Phelps, 


Robert L. Kennedy, 




J. F. D Lanier, 


John Axstyne, 




W. M Veumyilye, 


C. II. Lddington, 




James Brown, 


James Low, 




George William Curtis, 


George W. Hatch, 




Henry M. Taber, 


Richard Schell, 




W1LLIA.M B. ASTOR, 


WiLLARD Parker, 




Elliot C. Cowdin, 


WiLLL\M H. Guion, 




Richard M Blatciiford, 


Charles G. Cornell, 




B. C. Morris, 


E Caylus, 




Charles H. Russell, 


Wllliam K Strong, 




Moses F. Odell, 


E. S. Sanford, 




Seth B. Hunt, 


Thomas C. Ch^vlmers 




William M. Tweed, 


Ezra Nye, 




Edwards Pierkepont, 


F. A. CONKLING, 




John A. Stewart, 


Henry E. Clarke, 




John C. Green, 


M. H Levin, 




Maryelle W. Cooper, 


John H. Almy, 




William H. Lee, 


Oliver K. King. 






MOSES TAYLOR, 


Cliairman. 


HENRY CLEWS, Treammr. 


S. B. Chittenden, 1 






Henry M. Taber, (. 


Secretaries. 




Frank E. Howe, j 






15f. 





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At tlie c-lose of tlie iiiuiiicipal jmx-ession, tlic 
Citizens' Committee, witli tlieir guests, under the 
direction of Mr. P. j\I. Wetmore and Mr. S. Sloan, 
asseml)le(l at Union S(|uare, in tlui jti'esenee of a 
lai'ge C( )ncourse of people. Mr. Blodgett aniK nineed 
Hon. Joiix A. Kixo, as Pivsident of the meeting. 
Governor King introduced Reverend Stepuex II. 
Ttxg, D.D., Avho otiered tlie following 

'^ V a y c V : 

I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the 
Lord ; he that believeth in Me, though he were 
dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and 
believeth in Me shall never die. I know that my 
Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the lat- 
ter day upon the earth, and though, after my skin, 
worms destroy this boily, yet in my th'sh shall I 
.see God, whom I shall see for myself and mine 
eyes shall l)ehold and not another. We lirought 
nothing into this world, and it is certain we can 
oariT nothing out. The Lord gave, the Loi'd 
hath taken away; blessed l)e the Name of the 
Loi.l. 

O God, who art the (xod of the sj)irits of all 



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Hesli, ill whose Laud our breath is aud ^v•hose are 
all our ways, in Thine infinite wisdom Thou hast 
seen well to take away tlie desire of our eyes 
with a stroke, the anointed of the Lord and the 
faithful choice of a loving people, under whose 
shadow we hoped and desired to dwell before 
Thee. We ])OW Ijefore Tliy rightei)us will with 
deep humiliation, submission, confidence, and 
faith. We revere and acknowledge Thee as the 
High and Lofty One who inhabitest eternity, whose 
name is Holy, with whom is no variableness, 
neither shallow of turning. We look up to Thee 
as a Father of infinite tenderness, reconciling us 
unto Thyself in Thy dear Son; and as a father 
pitieth his own children, so to have compassion 
on all them that fear Thee. We confess Thee as 
the Savioiu- and defense of Thy people, AYho hast 
put away their sins by an infinite sacrifice, and as 
far as the east is from the west, and I'ememberest 
our iniquity no more. We acknowledge Thee this 
day the God of all comfort ami considation. Whose 
gracious command in Thy word is, " Comfort ye, 
comfort ye my people, saitli your (rod ; cry unto 
them that their Avarfare is acc()m})lislicd and their 
iniquity is panloned." O God, we would Ijow 
with deep humility before the righteousness of 
Tliv will, and with unfeigned gratitude acknowl- 



LIN C O L N () I! S K Q T' I E R . 

edge tile t'ulluess ot' Tliy grace. A iiioiiruing and 
bereaved j)eoj)le gather togetlier at Tliy feet ; wi- 
would come witli the deepest feeling of thankful- 
ness for that wliich Thou hast given and that 
which Thou hast taken away. A\'e Idess 'I'liec 
for all the influence, example, wisdmn, and ii<l('lity 
of the loved and exalted ruler wliDni Tlidu didst 
set over us, and whom TIkui hast now taken to 
Thyself. AVe pi'aise Thee tiiat tliou hast made 
him the instrument of saving this nation from 
ovei'throw and ruin ; tliat Thou hast made him 
Thine agent in suliduing a rebellion terrific and 
atrocious, whose condemnation is recorded T>y Thee. 
We Idess Tliee that Thou hast spoken peace b\- 
him to the opjircsscd and suffering, proclaiming 
liberty to those held in bondage, and ])idding iiul- 
lions of the helpless and despairing lift up their 
heads with jo\' among Thy people. We thank 
Thee for the remembrance of all his tidelit}' in 
government, ruling in etpiity as the morning which 
riseth without a cloud; ami for all that meekness 
and gentlenesi!,and faithfulness and h >ve, which were 
so attractive and so conspicuous in his example. 
And while with the deepest sense of our loss we 
bow, as bereaved and mourning ones, at Thy feet, 
with the most humble thankfulness tor all that the 
nation has gained through his instrumentality and 



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faitlit'iiliiess, we adore and glorify Tliy name. We 
meet throiigliout this land to-day iu the spirit of 
accordant supplication and praise. \Ve imjdore 
Thy blessing upon this wliole nation, that this 
cliastlsenii^nt, painful and mysterious as it api)ears, 
may be Tliine instrument for uniting this 2)eo])le 
iu bonds of fellowship and love, ami bringing the 
hearts of all in full accord iu the su]>port of the 
government which thou hast »et over us, and in 
seeking the things which make for peace, and the 
thiuffs wherel)V one may edify another. AVe Jiray 
that in the midst of Thy judgments this whole 
nation may learn righteousness. We implore Thy 
i^racious blessing ui)on the sorrowing and the suf- 
fering, u])ou the wounded and the l)ereaved who 
have given their joy on earth, their health in eaily 
life, as a service and sacrifice for their fidelity to tis 
and their ol )edienoe to Thee. We unite iu sujijdica- 
tion for Thy lilessing upon the widow and the fa- 
therless, Avho stood in the tenderest relations to our 
honored and exalted ruler; and while from them, 
as from us, Thou hast hidden lover and friend in 
darkness, we imj)lore Thee to be the everlasting 
Ruler of this ])eople, and make them to remember 
and feel that the Most High ordereth all things 
among the nations of the earth, ](utting down one 
and setting up another. We imj>loreThy blessing 

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].l XCO I; .N (> l!> K(^ r 1 l■;^. 

U|)()n him wliciii, in tliiin' own |ir<»\i<lcucf, 'I'lmii 
liast exalted to l)e the present ruler df this ualiuu. 
Guard liis A'alued life from outward \ ioh'iice and 
from fear of ^vrou^•, guide liim \>y thine <)\\n wis- 
dom and judgment, and sviccor and dctriid him 
by thine own jn-oteeting ])owcr. (iivc liim wise 
and faithful counselors who sliall comliinc t<> rul<- 
this people in e([uity and trutli ; pi'osper all their 
etforts for a s[)eedy, stable, and righteous peace 
throughout tliis nation. 

OGodI in the sorrow of this day hasten the 
coming hour when this people shall desire to learn 
war no more ; ^vlK■n they shall s})eak peace to all 
the nations of the earth; and Noith and S(mth. 
East and West, dwelling in concord and harmony, 
we shall be one ])eople, known by one name and 
feeling, and that we have one intei'est forever. Set 
up Tliv glorious Gospel thi'ough all this land ; 
make it Emanuel's land; and as Thou wast our 
fathers' God, be Thou our God and the God of our 
seed afterward, from generation to generation, 
through successive Presidents of fidelity, useful- 
ness, and honor ; that this people may he a pros- 
pered people, a thankful people, a useful jieople, a 
holv people, under Thy Government and 1)y Tliy 
blessing. And this day we ask that for all the 
nations of the earth a dominion o{ righteousness 



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and peace — tbiiie everlasting (li>iiiiiiioii — iiiuy l)e 
set II]), and the kingdoms of the wurhlmay l)ecome 
the king(h)ni()four Lord an<l of Ills Christ. Meet 
us, sanctify lis, and l>less us as we ai'e here to- 
o-ether ; an<l in the spirit of lilial gratitude and 
humility teach us to unite in using those precious 
words of our Divine Redeemer: Our Father, who 
art in lieaven, hallowed lie Thy name : Thy king- 
dom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread, and for- 
o^ive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who 
tresjiass against us; and lead us not into tempta- 
tion, l)ut deliver us from evil ; for thine is the 
kingdom, and the jiower, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 




L I X C O L X OBSEQUIES 



©he (0 V n t i n . 

IIoii. Cteokge Baxc'Hoft then pi'onouiKH'd the 
Oi'atiuii, as tbllows : 

Ouf grief and horror at tlie rriinc wliidi has 
e-lotlied the coutinent in niouiMiing, find no adequate 
expression iu words, and no relief in tears. The 
President of the United States of Aiueriea lias 
fallen l^y the hands of an assassin. Neither tlie 
office with which he was invested ])y the ai)proved 
choice of a mighty })eople, nor the most simple- 
hearted kindliness of nature, could save him from 
the tiendisii passions of relentless fanaticism. The 
wailings of the millions attend his remains as they 
ai'e l)orne in solemn procession over our great 
rivers, along the seaside, heyond the mountains, 
across the prairie, to their resting-place in the Val- 
ley of the Mississippi. His funeral knell vibrates 
through the world, and the friends of freedom of 
every tongue and in every clime are his mourners. 

Too itnv days have 25assed a\vay since Abraham 
Lincoln stood in the flush of vigorous manhood, to 
permit any attempt at an analysis of his chai-acter 
or an exposition of his career. We find it hai-d to 
believe that his large eyes, which in their softness 



L I X C O L X OBSEQUIES. 



and Ix'aiity expressed nothing hut l)enevoleiioe and 
gentleness, are closed in death ; we almost look for 
the ])leasant smile that Imnight out mort' vividly 
the earnest cast of his features, which were serious 
even to sailness. A few years ago he was a village 
attorney, engaged in the su])port of a rising family, 
unknown to fame, scarcely named Ijeyond his 
ueigliborhood ; his administration made him the 
most conspicuous man in liis country, and drew on 
him first the astonished gaze, and then the respect 
and admiration of the world. 

Those who come after us will decide how much 
of the wonderful results of his pulilic career is due 
to his own good common sense, his shrewd sagacitv, 
readiness of wit, fpiick interj»retation of the ])uljlic 
mind, his rare combination of fixedness and pliancy, 
Ms steady tendency of purpose; how much to the 
American people, who, as he ^valked with theui 
side by side, inspired liim ^vith their own ^visdom 
and energy; and how much to the overruling laws 
of the moi-al world, by which the selfishness of evil 
is made to defeat itself But after every allowance, 
it will remain that mendiers of the govermnent 
which preceded his administration opened the 
gates to treason, and he closed them ; that when 
he went to Washington the ground on which he 
trod shook under his feet, and he left the republic 



L I X C O L X O B S E (J IM E ; 



ou a solid touiidatioii ; tliat traitors hail sei/A'd 
public forts and arsenals, and lie recovered tliein 
for the United States, to whom tliey I.eloiigeil; 
that tlie capital, wliicli lie found the abode of 
slaves, is now the home only of the free ; that the 
boundless public domain which was grasped at, 
and, in a great measure, held fir the diffusion of 
slaverv, is now irrevocably devoted to freedom; 
that then m<-n talked a jargon of a balance of 
power in a republic l)etween slave States and free 
States, and now the foolish words are blown away 
forever l)y the breath of Maryland, Missi)uri, and 
Tennessee ; that a terrible cloud of political heresy 
rose from the al)yss, threatening to hide the light 
of the sun, and under its darkness a rebellion Avas 
o-rowing into indefinable pi-o])ortions; no\v tlie 
atmosi)here is j)urer than ever liefore, and the 
insurrection is vanishing away; the country is cast 
into another mould, and the gigantic system of 
-wi-ong, Avhicli had been the work of more than two 
centuries, is dashed down, we hope forever. And 
as to himself, personally : he was then scoffed at 
by the proud as unfit f )r his station, and now 
against the usage of latei- years and in spite of 
inimerous competitors he was the unl)iased and the 
undoubted choice of the American j)eople for a 
second term of service. Tlirough all the mad busi- 



LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. 



ness (^f treasou lie retaiueil the swci'tuess of a most 
placable (lis])osition ; and the slausi-hter of myriads 
of the best oil the l)attle-ticl(l, ami tlie more terri- 
ble destraetii)ii of our meil iu eujitivity by the 
slow torture of exposure and starvation, had never 
l)eeii able to provoke him into liaiboriiig one 
vengeful feeling or one jiurpose of cruelty. 

IIow shall the nation most completely sho^v its 
sorrow at Mr. Lincoln's death ? How shall it l)est 
lioni>r liis memory { There can 1>e but one answer. 
He was struck down when he was highest in its 
service, and iu strict conformity with duty was 
engaged in carrying out principles atfecting its life, 
its good name, and its relations to the cause of 
freedom and the progress of mankind. Grief must 
take the character of action, and ])reatlie itself 
forth in the assertion of the policy to which he fell 
a victim. The standard which he held in his hand 
must lie uplifted again higher and more tirmly 
than ])efore, and must l>e carried on to triumph. 
Al)Ove everything else, his proclamation of the 
first day of January, 1863, declaring throughout 
tlie ])arts of the country in reliellioii, the freedom 
of all persons who had been held as slaves, must 
be affirmed and maintained. 

Events, as they rolled onward, have removed 
everv doulit of the legality and binding force of 



L I X C O L N O r, S E (> I' I E S . 

that ])r(K'laiiiati(>ii. Tlu' country and tlu' i'cIh'I 
govei'iuneiit have each hiid chiiiu to the pulilie 
service of tlie shxve, and yet Imt one of tlie two 
can have a I'iglitful chum to such service. 'J'liat 
riglitful chxim l)eh)ngsto the United States, l)ecause 
every one l)oni on their soil, with the few excej)- 
tions of tlie chihlren of traveU-rs and transient 
residents, owes them a |)rimai'y alh'giance. Every 
one so horn has heen counted among tliose rep- 
resented in Congress; every slave has ever lieen 
represented in Congress; imperfectly and wi-ouliIv 
it may he — Imt still has been counted and repi'e- 
sented. Tlie slave boi'n on our soil always owed 
allegiance to tlie (renei'al Govei'nment. It may in 
time })ast have been a cpialitied allegiance, mani- 
fested through his mastei', as the allegiance of a 
ward through its guardian, or of an infant through 
its parent. But when the master became false to 
his allegiance, the slave stood face to face with liis 
country: and his allegiance, which may before 
have l)een a (pialirted one, liecami- dii-ect and im- 
me(liate. Ilis chains fell off, and he I'ose at once 
in the ])resence of the nation, l>ound, like the rest 
of us, to its defense. Mr. Lincoln's jyroclamation 
did but take notice of the already e.\isting right 
of the bondman to freedom. The treason of the 
master made it a public crime for the slave to con- 

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tiuue Lis ubedieuce; the ti'eusou of a State set free 
the collective bondmen of that State. 

This doctrine is su])})orted l)y the analoo-y of 
precedents. In the times of feudalism tlie treason 
of the lord of the manor de])rived liim of his serfs; 
the sjnirious feudalism that existed among us 
differs in many respects from the feudalism of the 
middle ages, liut so far the ])recedent runs parallel 
with the present case ; for ti-eason the master then, 
for treason the master now, loses his slaves. 

In the middle ages the sovereign appointed 
another lord over the serfs and tlie land which 
they cultivated ; in our day the sovereign makes 
them masters of their own persons, lords over 
themselves. 

It has been said that we are at war, and that 
emanci])atlon is not a belligerent riglit. The olj- 
jection disa]»])ears before analysis. In a war 
l)etween inde]iendent j)owers the invading foreigner 
invites to his standard all who will give him aid, 
■whether bond or tree, and he rewards them accord- 
ing to liis ablHty and his pleasure, with gifts or 
freedom: but wlieu at peace, he withdraws from 
the invaded c<iuntrv, he must take his aiders and 
comforters with hhu ; oi' if he leaves them l)ehiud, 
where he has no court to enforce liis decrees, he 
can give them no security, unless it be l)y the 



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stipulations of a treaty. In a civil war it is alto- 
gether dirtVrcnt. There, when ivbellion is crushed 
the old governnient is restored, and its courts 
resume their jurisdiction. So it is with us; the 
United States have courts of their own, that nuist 
l)unlsh the guilt of treason and vindicate the free- 
<loni of ju^rsons whom the fact of rebellion has set 
free. 

Nor may it f)e said, that because slavery existed 
in most of the States when the Union was foi'med, 
it cannot rightly be interfered with now. A 
change has taken place, such as Madison foresaw, 
and for Avhich he pointed out the remedy. The 
constitutions of States had been transformed before 
the }dotters of treason carried them away into 
relielliou. When the federal Constitution Avas 
framed, general emancipation was thought to !)e 
near; and everywhere the respective legislatures 
had authority, in the exercise of their ordinary 
functions, to do away with slavery. Since that 
time the attemj)t has l.>een made in what ai'e called 
slave States, to render the condition of slavery 
perpetual ; and events have proved with the clear- 
ness of demonstration, that a constitution which 
seeks to continue a caste of hereditary bondmen 
through endless generations, is inconsistent with 
the existence of reiniblican institutions. 



1. 1 X r (> L X O B S E () T^ I E J 



So, then, the new President and the 2)eople of 
the United States must insist that the procdaraa- 
tion of freedom shall stand as a reality. And, 
inoreovei', the people ninst never cease to insist 
that the Constitution shall be so amended as 
uttei'ly to prohiliit slavery on any part of our soil 
for evermore. 

Alas ! that a State in our vicinity should with- 
hold its assent to this last beneficent measure ; its 
refusal \vas an encouragement to our enemies ecpial 
t() the gain of a pitched battle; and delays the 
oidv hojM'ful method of ])acificatiou. The removal 
of the cause of the rel>ellion is not oidy demanded 
by justice ; it is the policy of mercy, making room 
for a wider clemency ; it is the part of ordei- against 
a chaos of controvei'sy ; its success brings with it 
true reconcilement, a lasting ])eace, a continuous 
growth of confidence through an assimilation of 
the social condition. 

Here is the fitting expression of the mourning 
of to-day. 

And let no lover of his country say that this 
warning is uncalled f )r. The ciy is delusive that 
slavery is dead. Even now it is nerving itself for 
a fresh struggle for continuance. The last winds 
from the south waft to us the sad intelligence that 
a man who had suri'ounded himself with the glory 



I. IN COL X OB^KQI'TK; 



ot'tlu^ most brilliant au<l most vai'ied acliicvcmeiits, 
who l)ut a week ago was counted with atfectionate 
pride among the greatest lienefactors of his country, 
and the ablest generals of all time, has initiated 
the exercise <>f more than the whole power of 
the Executive, and under the name of peace ha<, 
perhaps unconsciously, revived slavery, and given 
the hope of security ami political i)ower to traitors, 
from the Chesai)eake to the Uio (Grande. Why 
could he not rememl)er the dying advice of Wash- 
ino-ton, never to draw the sword Imt for self-de- 
fence or the rights of his country, and when di'awn, 
never to sheatlie it till its work should Vie accom- 
plished '. And yet, from this ill-considere(l act, 
which the people \vith one united voice condemn, 
no o-i-eat evil will follow save the shadow on his 
own fame, ami that also we hope will pass away. 
The individual, even in the greatness of military 
o-lorv, sinks into insignificance before the resistless 
movements of ideas in the history i-f man. No 
one can turn back or stay the march of Pi-ovidence. 
No sentiment of despair may mix with our sor- 
row. . We owe it to the memor\ of tlie dead, we 
owe it to the cause of p.pular liberty tiirouglioui 
the world, that the sudden crime wdiich has taken 
the life ..f the Presi<lent of the United States shall 
not produce the least impediment in the smooth 



LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. 



course of puljllf atiairs. This great city, in the 
midst of unexampled eiubleiiis of deej^ly-seated 
grief, lias sustained itself with composure and mag- 
nanimity. It lias no1)ly done its jiart in guarding 
against tlu; derangement of l)usiness or the slightest 
sliock to pulilic credit. The enemies of the repul >- 
lie put it to the severest trial; l)ut the voice of 
fiiction lias not l)een heard ; doul)t and despond- 
ency liave been unknown. In serene majesty the 
country rises in the l>eauty and strength and hojie 
of voutli, and proves to the world the rjuiet energy 
and the duraliility of institutions growing out of 
the reason and affections of the people. 

Heaven has willed it that the United States 
shall live. The nations of the eai'th cannot sjiare 
them. .Vll the worn-out aristocracies of Europe 
.saw in tlie spurious feudalism of slaveliolding, 
their strongest outpost, and banded themselves 
together with the <lea(lly enemies of our national 
life. If the Old \yorld will discuss the respective 
advantages of oligarcliy or equality ; of tlie union 
of Chui'cli and State, or the rightful freedom of 
religion ; of land accessi])le to tlie many, or of land 
monopolized by an ever-decreasing number of the 
few, the United States must live to control the 
decision by their quiet and unobtrusive example. 
It lias often and truly been oliserved, that the 



LIXrOL X OnsKQT^TES. 


trust ami atriH-tiun ,,\' tlu- masses w-atlifi' natiir; 


llv 


round an individual; it" tlic in([uin- is ni: 


'1c\ 


wlictlicr the man so ti-ustcd and liclov<>d shall d 


icit 


from tin- reason of tlic in'oplc rnduriuL;' iustituti 


>ns 



of their own, or shall sequester political power for 
a superintcndinLC dynasty, the United States must 
live to solve the prol)lem. If a ([uestic^i is raised 
on the respective merits of Tinioleon or Julius 
Gesar, of AVashin<rton or Xa])oliM)n, the United 
States must Ite there to call to mind that there were 
twelve C;esars, most of them the opprolu'ium of 
tlie liuman race, and to contrast with them the lin<> 
of American presidents. 

The duty of the hour is incom])lete, our mourn- 
inn" is insincere, if, ^vhile we express u^waverin^• 
trust in tlie great pi-inciples that underlie our Gov- 
ernment, we do not also give oui' suppoi-t to the 
man to whom the peoj)le have intrusteil its admin- 
istration. 

Andi'ew Johnson is now, by the Constitution, 
the President of the United States, and he stands 
before tlie world as the most conspicuous represen- 
tative of the Industrial classes. Left an oi-phau at 
four years old, poverty and toil w'ere his steps to 
honor. His youth was not .passed in the halls of 
colleges; nevertheless he has received a thoi'ough 
political education in statesmanship, in the school 



L r X C O I. N O B S E Q U I E R . 



of the ]>e<>j)lc, ;ui<l 1>y loivj; exi)erienfe of public 
life. A villau'c fmK-tionary ; me!nl)er siK-cossivc4y 
of eadi 1)raiicli <>f tlic Tcuiicsscf leoislatuiv, lieai'- 
iuo- with a thi'ill <>f joy, tlio words, "The Union, it 
must be preserved;" a representative in Congress 
f(^r successive years ; governor of the great State 
of Tennessee; ai)proved as its governor by re- 
election: he was at the opening of the rebellion a 
senator from that State in Congress. Then at the 
Capitol, when senators, unrebuked by the (xorern- 
inent, sent wonl by telegram to seize forts and 
arsenals, he alone from that southern region told 
them -what the Government did not dar^ to tell 
them, that they were traitors, and deserved the 
p\uiishnient of treason. Undismayed by a per- 
petual purpose of ])ublic enemies to take his life, 
bearing up against the still greater trial of the ])er- 
secution of his wife and chihlren, in due time he 
went baek to his State, determined to restore it to 
the Union, oi' die AHth the American tlag for his 
windiug-sheet. And now, at th<^ call of the United 
States, he lias returned to Washington as a con- 
queror, with Tennessee as a free State for his tro- 
phy. It I'emains for him to consummate the vindi- 
cation of the Union. 

To that Union AV)rahani Lincoln has fallen a 
mart}!'. Ills death, which was meant to sever it 



I, I X C I. N O 1? S E (> U I K S . 

lieyoml rcjiair, liiiids it inon' rlii>i-ly and iiicirc 
finiih than ever. Tlie M<>\v aiiucil at him, \va< 
aimed not at the native (■!' Iventucky, nut at tlic 
ritizcii of Illinois, Imt at the man, who, as Pi-csi- 
dcnt, in the executive luviiieh of the ( Jovei'nnient. 
stood as the i-e])reseutative of every man in the 
United States. The ohjeet of the crime was the 
life of the whole people; and it wounds the atVec- 
tions of the whole people. l''rom .Maine to the 
southwest Imundary on the I'acitic, it makes ns 
one. The country may have needetl an imperish- 
able grief to touch its inmost feeliiit;'- The grave 
that receives the remains of Lincoln, I'eceives the 
costly sacrifice to the Union ; tln' monument which 
will rise over liis body will bear witness to the 
I'liion; liis enduring memory will assist during 
countless ages to Kind the States togethei'. and to 
incite to the love of our one undivided, indivisilile 
countrv. Pi'ace to the ashes of our departed friend, 
the friend of his cnuntry and his race. lie was 
lia])py in his lif.. f jr he was the restorer of the 
republic; he was hajipy in his death, for liis mar- 
tyrdom will plea<l forevei' for the Union of the 
States and the freedom of man. 



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E h f ^ n $i f n ii tt ji tt V a I . 

At the close of tlie Oration, tlie last Inaugural 
Address of President Lincoln was read 1)V Rev. J. 
P. TiioMPsox, D. D., as follows: 

Fellow-Countkymex — At this second apjiearing 
to take the oath of the Presidential office, there is 
less occasion for an extended address than there was 
at the first. Then a statement soniewliat in detail 
of a course to l)e j)ursued seemed very fitting and 
propel'. Now, at the expii'ation of four years, dui- 
ing whicli pul)lic declarations have been constantlv 
called foi'th on every ])oint and phase of the great 
contest which still alis()rl)S the attention and en- 
grosses the energies of the nation, little that is new 
could l)e presente<l. 

The 2)r()gress of our arms — upon which all else 
chiefly dej>ends — is as well known to the public as 
to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonaltly satistactorv 
and encouraging to all. With high hope for the 
future, no pi'ediction in regard to it is ventured. 

On the occasion corresponding to this four years 
ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an 
impending civil war. All dreaded it ; all sought 
to avoid it. While the inaugural address was 
being delivered from this place, devoted altogether 



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to saving the Uuiuu witliour Av.-ir, insurgent auvnts 
were in the c-it}' st'fking to destroy it without \v;ir 
— seeking to dissolve tlie I'uion and divi(K' the 
effects l)y negotiation. 

Botli parties depi'eeateil war; l)ut one t>f them 
wonhl make war ratlier tlian let the nation sur- 
vive, and the other wotdd accept wai' ratlier than 
let it perish; and the war came. 

One-eighth of the \\ hole popuhitioii were (■oloi'ed 
slaves, not disti'il)uted gcuei'ally over the Union, 
liut localized in the southern part of it. These 
slaves constituted a jiecidiai- and powei'ful interest. 
All knew that this interest -was soincliow the cause 
of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend 
this interest was the oliject for whicli the insui'- 
gents would rend th(> I'uion l>y wai', Avhih' the 
(xoverinnent claimed no I'ight to do more than to 
restrict the territorial eidargement of it. 

Neither party expected for the war the nuiLiiii- 
tude or the duration which it has already attained. 
Neither anticipate<l that the cause of the conflict 
might cease, even hefoi'e the conflict itself should 
cease. Each looked for an easier triumph and a 
result less fundamental and astoundin'jf. 

Both read the same Bil)le and i)ray to the same 
God, and each invokes ITis aid against the t)t]ier. 
It mav seem strange that aiiv men should dare to 

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ask a just God's assistance in wriugiug tlieir bread 
from the sweat of otlier men's faces; l)iit let lis 
judge not, tliat we be m)t judged. The prayers of 
both sliouhl not l)e answered. That of neither 
has been answered fully. The Almiglity has His 
own purposes. "Woe unto tlie world because of 
offenses, for it must needs be that oftenses come; 
but woe to that man by Avhom the offense eometh. 
If we shall suppose that American slavery is one 
of these offenses — which, in the providence of God, 
must needs come, but which, having continued 
through His appointed time, lie now wills to 
I'emove, and that He gives to l)oth North and 
South this terrible war as the woe due to those l)y 
whom the offense came — shall we discern there is 
any departure from those divine attributes which 
the Ixdievers in a living (iod always ascribe to 
Him ? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, 
that this mighty scourge of war may speedily ])ass 
awav. Yet, if God will tli;it it continue until all 
the wealtli ])iled ])v the Ixmdman's two Imndred 
and fifty years of unre(piited toil shall lie sunk, 
and until every droji of l>lood drawn witli the lasli 
shall l)e paid by auothci' di-awn with the sword — 
as was said three thousand years ago — so still it 
must be said, tliat the judgments of the Lord are 
true and righteous altofj-ether. 



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Witli iiialR-e toward nono, witli rharity tor all, 
with firmness in tlu' right, as (Jod givrs us to sfc 
the right, let us strive on to thiish the work we are 
in, to hind u}) the nation's wouiuh to I'are t'orliini 
who shall havel)orne the battle, and for liis widow 
and his orphans; to do all Avhieh may aehieve and 
cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves 
and with all nations. 




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^ .s a I m . 

Rev. Williaji II. Boole tlieu read tlie Kinety- 
fourtli Psalm : 

1. O Lord God, to wlioiii veugeauce belongetli ; 
O God, t(-) whom veiigeaiR-e helongetli, sliow Thy- 
self. 

2. Lift u]) Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth ; 
render a reward to the pi'()U<l. 

3. Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long 
shall the wicked triumjih i 

4. How long shall they utter and speak hard 
things^ and all the workers of iniquity boast 
themselves ( 

5. They break in jiieces Thy people, O Lord, 
and afflict Thine heritage : 

G. They slay the wi(h)\v and the stranger, and 
murder the fatherless. 

7. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither 
shall the God of Jacob rcganl it. 

8. Understand, ye brutish among the people; 
and v*i fools, when will ye be wise i 

9. He that ])lanted the ear, shall He not hear ? 
He that formed the eye, shall He not see i 

10. He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not He 



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corrects be tliat teaclu'th man kiiowU'dgc, shall 
not lie know ? 

11. Till- Loi-d kiinwctli the thouglits of man, 
that tliey are vanity. 

12. Blessed is the man whuin Thon chasteneth, 
() Lord, and teaobeth liini ont ofTliy law, 

lo. That Thou mayst i^-ive him rest from the 
days of adversity, until the ]iit lie digged for the 
Avicked. 

14. For tlie Lord will not east off Ills people, 
neither will lie forsake Ilis inheritanee : 

15. But judgment *^hall retin-n unto righteous- 
ness; and all the ujiriglit in lieai't sliall follow it. 

16. Who will rise up for me against the evil- 
doers^ or who \\ill stand up for me against the 
workers of ini(piity '. 

17. Unless the Lord had lieen my help, my soul 
haJ almost dwelt in silenee. 

18. When I said, My foot slippeth ; Thy meicy, 
O Loi'd, held me up. 

10. In tlie multitude of my thouglits within me 
Thy eomforts delight njy soul. 

20. Shall the throne of iuicpiity have fello\vship 
with Thee, whieh frameth niiseliief liy law ^ 

1*1. They gather themselves together against the 
soul (jf the righteous, and condemn the innocent 
Idood. 



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2:?. But the Lord is my defeuse; and niv (lod is 
the I'Kck of my refuge. 

23. And He shall Imng upon them their own 
iniquity, and shall cut them off iu their own 
wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut 
them off. 




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S V a y c r. 

Rev. E. p. "Rogeks, D.I)., oiYvvcd the following- 
Prayer : 

Aliuiglity anil ('vcrlasting (iod, Thou art our 
God, and Ave A\ill jiraise Tliee. Thou wert our 
fathers' God, and we will magnify Thy holy name. 
Tliou art the hiuh and lofty One that inhaLiteth 
eternity. Thou doest all things aecording to Thy 
will, among the anuies of heaven and among the 
inhal)itants of earth. None ean stay Thy hand or 
say, "AVhat doest Thoii?" Thy way is iu the sea 
and Thy [>atli in the great waters, and Thy foot- 
steps are not known. Clouds and darkness are 
around and heneath, Ijut righteousness and judg- 
nu'Ut are the habitation of Thy throne. Thou 
hast, in Thy inscrutahle i)rovidenoe, called us 
together in sadness and sorrow, and stricken a 
mourning ^^eojile. We Low Iteneath the stiokeof 
Thy hand, and we lift up our hearts to Thee fmt 
of the depths of the calamity. Thou hast removed, 
by a sudden, violent, and une.x'pected Idow, our 
honored President. Thou hast broken our strong 
staff and our beautiful rod, and, from one end of 
this laud to the other, the sound of wailing and 



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ot" woe is l)oriie ou every freeze. Tlie nation fol- 
lows tlie liody of its lamented cliief, with niourn- 
mii hearts and stieaniins; eyes, to its last earthly 
restino'-jilaee. We huniMe ouiselves, O God, 
1 leneath the stroke of Thy hand, and we find com- 
fort and hope in the thonght that it is not an 
enemy that lias dealt us the Idow, Init a just God, 
in His infinite wisdom, and who doeth all things 
well ; and so we would say, in the midst of our 
sorrows over the l)ier of our lamented and nuir- 
dered President: "The Lord gave, and the Lord 
hath taken away, blessed he the name of the Lord."' 
But oh. our God, while we mourn, we thank Tliee 
for the eireumstances of mercy ^vhieh are mingled 
with this stroke. AVe liless Thee, in the midst of 
our sorrow, that Thou didst give us Thy servant 
to he the leader and eonunander of Thy people in 
times of peril. And we hless Thee that Thou hast 
oirded him with wisdom and might in counsel and 
in the field. We Vdess Thee that Thou didst guide 
liini in all his ditficult and delicate way, and didst 
permit liim to live so long and do so much for the 
henefit and welfare of this land. And we l)less 
Thee that, since it was Thy will to take liim away. 
Thou didst remove him in the midst of his years 
and honors, with no shadow upon his fame, l)Ut to 
l)e cherished in the memory of a grateful jteople 

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to the latest geiieratious. We l)less Thcc that 
Thou didst jHTmit our lamented eliief to see this 
atroeious and eauseless rebellion eiushcd. ^^'(• 
bless Thee that Thou didst permit liim to see the 
loved banners of our eouiitiy waving- au'ain in 
triumi)li over all its States and Territoi-ies. "\Ve 
bless Thee that Thou ditlst ])ermit him to brinu" 
freedom to the captive, and liberty to the l)0ud- 
man, and to go to his lionored grave, to be kept 
ever green by the tears of a grateful ]ieo])le, ha\- 
iuo- done his work, and done it well, to the glory 
of God, and for the best welfare of his native land. 
And while we sorrow, we sorrow not as others 
who have no hope. We bless God for his mem- 
oi'v, enshrined in our deepest hearts. Oh I let it 
l)e sacred to the remotest times in the great hearts 
of the Amei'iean people. Let it l)e an inspiiatioii 
to all that is pure, all that is honest, all that is 
faithful, all that is patriotic; to all that is patient, 
o'entle, loving, and kind; to all that is firm; to all 
that is Christian ; and let peace, with freedom, with 
justice, with righteousness, and with Christianity, 
raise an everlasting monument above the spot 
where sleeps his honored dust. Our Father, we 
commend to Thee the country for \\ hich he lived, 
and wept, and toiled, and prayed, and died. We 
bless Thee that Thou hast given to that wearied 



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lirain ivst — rest to tliat anxious heart — rest to 
that troul)led spirit — a Llessed rest. But we bless 
Thee that, tliou^-h tlie President died, the Republic 
lives, God lives, our just God; and we bless Thee 
that, when our Moses led the ]>eople through the 
■\\ ildei'ness to the l>orders of Canaan, and saw, as 
from Mount Pisgah, the glorious land of Pi'omise, 
and laid him down to die, Thou hadst another 
Joshua to take his ^vork upon him, and to clear 
this lieautiful land of the last remnant of the re- 
l)ellious tribes. O God, assist our new President 
in his work; let him administer justice and main- 
tain truth; and with purity, with honestv, with 
])iety and patriotism like his honored predecessoi', 
let him accomplish the great and delicate work 
that yet remains to be done, and be a benefit to 
the land, llemember the widow and the father- 
less, O Thou who art the widow's God and Fathei' 
of the fatherless ; have them in Thy holy keep- 
ing, and wijic their teais away; and let them be 
cherished l)y the sympathies and prayers of a grate- 
ful people. We ask Thy tender mercy in behalf 
of Thy servant, the Secretary of State. O Lord, 
heal his wounds, make his V)roken bones rejoice, 
I'aise him up from the bed of weakness whereon 
he lies, and let his counsel yet be given to his 
country and his life be spared to her service; and, 



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O Lord, 1ft Thy l.lcssiui;- In- on the land in all its 
Leauty and ^-lory. Let oiii- fatluTs' (iod be our 
God, and never in all its after history let the least 
vestige of treason or of slavery do anvthin^- to 
dishonor (lod or man, or rest as a dark curse upon 
ns. But let tlie whole country be the home of 
freedom, of intelliii'eiice, of ti'ue and ]iui-e Chris- 
tianity — a l)eacou-light among the nations of the 
earth and a great benediction to the peoples. 
Hear this our prayer. Let Thy l)lessing Ik; ui)on 
us all, forgive our sins, and graciously hear, in the 
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom, Avitli the 
Holy Ghost, shall he honor and glory, world with- 
out end. Amen. 




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Rabi;i Isaacs, of tlie Jciwisli Syiia<;'ogue, then 
read tlu^ following, as selections from their 

^ r V i 11 1 u V c .s . 

Renieni1)er, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and 
Thy loving-kindness for they are eternal. Grant 
us to l)e among those Avho die l)y Thy hand, O 
Lord! those Avho die l>y <dd age, whosa lot is 
eternal life; yea, who enjoy, even here. Thy hidden 
treasures. His soul shall ihvell at ease, and his 
seed shall inherit the land. Therefore will we 
not fear, though the earth be overturned, and 
though the mountains l)e hurled in the midst of 
the seas. 

lie redeemeth thy life from destruction ; lie 
crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender 
mercies. Whca'efoi'e doth a living man eomj)lain, 
lie Avho can master his sins ? Small and gi'eat are 
there ; and the servant is free from his master. 
For lie I'emendtei'ed that they were l)ut flesh ; a 
wind that ])asseth away and cometh not again. 
All flesh shall ])erish together, and man shall re- 
turn unto dust — who rejoice even to exultation, 
and are glad when they find a grave. 



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And such a frail mortal, shall lu; l>e more just 
than God? Shall man Le more pure than his 
jMaker? In CJod, I will piaisc His ^vol■d ; in the 
L<)r<l, I A\ ill jiraise His word. ]\lan is like to van- 
ity ; his days arc as a shadow of a thiuL:; that 
jiasseth aA\av. ]'><■ kind, <) Lortl, unto those that 
are ocod, and unto them that ari' uprii;-lit in their 
hearts. Let the j)ious exult in glory ; let them 
sing- aliiud ujjou their eouehes. Then shall thy 
light lireak forth as in the morning, and thy Iiealth 
shall spring forth speedily, and thy righteousness 
shall precede thee; the glory of the Lord shall he 
thy reward. The Lord shall preserve tlun^ from 
all evil. He shall preserve thy soul. 

Behold, the Keeper of Israel (h>th neither slum- 
her nor sleep. The Etei-nal killeth and maketh 
alive ; He hringeth down to the grave and Lringeth 
up. Will Thou not turn and revive us, that ^ve 
may rejoice in Thee ? Let us, therefore, trust in 
the Lord ; for with the Loi'd is mercy, and Avith 
Him is plenteous redemption. 

One generation passeth away and another gen- 
eration cometh ; Init the earth al)ideth forever. 
For the woi-d of the Lord is upright, and all His 
works are done in faithfulness. The dust shall 
return to the earth as it w\as, and the spirit shall 
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mighty uj)uu earth ; the genei'ation of the upriglit 
shall be lylessed. The Loi'd gave, and tlie Lord 
hath taken away. Blessed be tlie name of the 
Lord. 




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tf 11 u c V :i I (0 (1 r . 

Rev. Dr. Osgood tlieii read tlie following Ode 
for the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, by William 
Ci'llen Bryant : 

Oil, slow to smite and swift to spare. 

Gentle, and merciful, and just ! 
Wliu, in tlie fear of God, didst bear 

Tlie sword of power — a nation's trtist. 

In sorrow hy thy bier we stand, 

Amid tlie awe that hushes all, 
And speak the anguish of a land 

That shook with horror at thy fill. 

Thy task is done — the bond are free — 
We bear thee to an lionored grave. 

Whose ])roudest monument shall be 
The broken fetters of the slave. 

Pure was thy life; its bloody close 

Hath placed thee with the sons of light. 

Among the noble host of those 
Who perished in tlie cause of right. 



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a U r 5 f n r (I i r t i n . 






Professor Rosavell D. Hitchcock, 


D.D., 


then 


pronounced the Benediction in tlie 


following 1 


words : 








The cfrace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the 


love 


of God, 


and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be 1 


with you all. Amen. 








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^\occcdm()0 of avadco,.^ocictico, 

(it., &(., 

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 

OCCASIOJTED BT THE 

DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 

LATE PRESIDENT. 



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^^vocccdiufis of ?viukji, l»ocictic^, $i(. 



DuitiNct the week, ineetiiig-s of various societies 
and l)odies, Imtli jmlilie and private, were lield, at 
Avliieh resolutions Avere adoj)ted. A feAv of these 
are inserted as an evidence of the deep feeling 
pervading our connuunity: 

E U r C !i m in u u y f o r i r t ij . 

At the annual meeting of the Tammany Society 
on JMoiiday evening, the lion. Eli.jau F. Pukdy 
jtresided, and the following resolutions v*'ere 
ado])ted : 

^iC'j'Cih'fd, That tlie members of tliis society arc pri>- 
foumlly afflicted by the deatli of tlie late President, and 
that -words cannot express the extent of our feelings at tht' 
loss which the whole country has sustained, nor our horror 
and detestation of the crime and its most unnatural perjie- 
trator, by which we have been deprived of the head of the 
nation. 



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|{c.SOll'C(l, That wliilo no liabilimeiit.s (>f -woe can suffi- 
ciently indicate how deeply our hearts are penetrated Lv 
this terrible national calamity, -we will wear the customary 
badge of grief, and have our hall and banners draped in 
mourning for the j^eriod of thirty days, 

^vfS'oU'fd, Tliat the society will reverently cherish the 
memory of the eminent deceased, and that the members in 
a body unite in the intended j^ublic demonstration of respect 
and sorrow. 

^CiSoU'fd, That a committee of thirteen be appointed by 
the Grand Sachem, to take such further action as may be 
proper for the pm-pose of uniting with other bodies in suit- 
able measures to testify respect for the memory of the 
deceased. 

Mr. George H. Pitrser offered the followiug as 
ail amendment, Avliicli ^vas also adopted : 

^If.SolVfd, That we regard the attempt on the life of Wil- 
Yiam II. Seward as a part of the existing conspiracy against 
the liberties of the people and the perpetuation of the Union, 
Init feel convinced that they will survive the desperate 
eftbrts of the secret assassin as they have the more deter- 
mined eiforts of the rebels in the field. 

Dmiug the evening, addresses w^ere made liy 
Judge Robertson, Jonx Van Buren, and Recorder 

IIOFFilAN. 



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%\!i\x gemornUir (ijcurval Committer. 

xVt a meeting of tlie AVar Democratic (icncral 
Committee of tlie city ami county of New York, 
II. C. 1*a(tE, Es(|., Chairman; Timothy Cuonin and 
(teoi:(;e F. Bioley, Es(|s., Vice-Cliairmen ; tlie Hon. 
X. P. Stantox, Jr., Treasui-er ; Oscau Woodimi-f 
ami W. L. La Rue, Esqs., Secretaries, held at 
liea(li[uarters, on Saturday evening, April 1.^, on 
motion, tlie following in-camldes and resolutions 
were unanimously adopted: 

XVhcvCilS, Tlic nation has suftorcil ;i liuavy ami inviiaralile 
loss in llic untiuiclv doatli of tlu' President; ami 

HVhfVra.O', This committee, trom tlie commem-t'ment of 
the rehellion until the ]iresent time, havinij; t"ull eonfidenee 
in tlie hfniesty, patriotism, and statcsm.inshij) of Abkaiiam 
LiNi or.x, liaving given to the Government their united suji- 
port and constant labors ; and 

^VhcvCil.O', The eonfidenee we have jil.aceil in the head and 
heart of the ^laii has been more tlian realized in what has 
been aecomjilished so long as his life was spared to his 
conntrv, and as we indulged in further sanguine hojies of 
peace ami prosperity under his benign swaj- ; therefore 

Hf-iolvril, That v.ith anguish and de«p sorrow we mourn 
the demise of the great and good man thus stricken down 
in the moments of his usefulness, wiioni the people respected 
as their President, and whom all men loved as a friend and 
a true man. 



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'^f.SoU'rrt, That while wo how with submission to the will 
of Providence, we beseech Him that our great loss may be 
sanctified to the good and welfare of the country, and that 
we may strive to emulate the patriotic, prudent, and Chris- 
tian example aiforded by the life and daily walk of Abraham 
Lincoln. 

Resolved, That we sincerely condole with the family and 
friends of the lute President, knowing the void tliat has 
been created by his death, and that, as a further evidence of 
our sorrow, the members of this committee and our con- 
stituency wear the usual badge of mourning for three 
montlis. 

Jlc.SoU'fd, That a committee be appointed to act with 
other like committees that may be appointed by other 
bodies fur the j)urpose of making arrangements for sucli 
demonstration as the important event we deplore may be 
decided upon. 



(Liti;cii,s of ^Uu' llorU in Wasliinflton. 

The following resolutions ■were adopted, on Mon- 
day evening, Ijy a number of citizens of Xew York 
in AVasliington : 

Whrvra.S', His Excellency Abraham Lincolx, the Presi- 
dent of the United States, died on the morning of tlie ]5th 
of April, from wounds received at the hands of an assassin ; 
therefore 



L I N C U L N O B S i; (J V r v. : 



y>C.S0U'r(l, Tliat ill the death of our hdoveil r'resi(h'iit, mir 
whole country has lost its best and (leanest I'ricnd ; that his 
life is the brightest page of our nation's glory, his deatii llic 
saddest of our nation's sorrows; that we prayerfully ask 
Ilim, wlio ruleth all the peojjle of the earth, in Ilis provi- 
dence to work out Ilis purpose in this appalling calamity 
tliat has gone so near to the hearts of tlu' Anierieaii people, 
and to decree and liastm that end which our lamented 
President so nearly consummated, and to which he died a 
martyr, namely, Christian liberty and the restoration and 
]>er[)etuation of the ^Vnieriean Union. 

ilcSoU'fd, Tiiat we tender to the bereaved wife and 
children of him who has been so suddenly stricken down, 
oui' warmest svmjiathies and condolence; tiiat we ofter also 
to the highly esteemed Secretary of State, and each member 
of his familv, our earnest hope for their recovery to health 
and usefulness in tlie liigli places which they have so long 
and honorably lilleil. 

^CSoh'Cll. That we give our earnest assurance to liis 
Excellency Andrew Jouxsox, President of the I'nitcd 
States, that we will bring to his Administration the same 
hearty adherence ami support as we li:i\e always borne to 
that of his pi-edeeessor. 

Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourning for 
the period of sixty days, and that we attend the funeral of 
our deceased President in a body. 

^(iSolvril, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted 
to the family of the late President, to the Secretary of State, 
and to Ilis Excellency Andrew Johnson. 



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(!!• I r I- c n t li HV a v il . 

At :x I'l'i^ular luet'tinc; of the Fina?s^ce and 
Executive Cojikittee, appointed by tLe citizens 
of the Elevexi'ii "Wakd to promote enlistments, 
hehl on ^[oiuhiy evening, tlie following gentlemen, 
Ja:\[es K. Tayloii, Ciifjstiax Metzgae, Tuxis II. 
DuRYEA, Jajies Little, untl "VY. W. Ly'ox, were 
•appointed a C'onnnittee on Resolutions, who sub- 
mitted the following, which were luianlmously 
ado])ted : 

^Vhrvra,^, We, the citizens of the Eleventh Ward, here 
asseiulilecl, were organized for the purjwse of assisting our 
Government hy filling up our armii's ; and, 

'(Vhcvra.S, Tlie All-wise Ruler of tlie Universe, in liis inscni- 
table providence, has permitted the cliosen ruler of this 
republic, ^VfiKAHAit Linxolx, to he taken from us hy the rude 
hand of tlio assassin ; tlieretbre we, the members of this 
committee, deem it our duty ami a jirivilege to express our 
sentiments and sympatliy in this mehincholy event ; there- 
fore, 

^CSoU'Crt, That by this national calamity we are warned 
of the uncertainty of all human affairs, and of our de2)end- 
ence ihdi\iduany as a nation upon the Divine protection of 
Ilim who has made us a nation, and brought us through the 
trials of war, crowned our efforts with victory and the pros- 
pects of a lasting peace, and whih> yet in the height of our 



1. 1 x t'o L.\ <) I', s i:() r 1 K 

rcjoiciiiLT lias tiiriiccl our jny into >oito\v awl our j^ladiu'ss 
into niourninu;. 

ilCSoU'ftl, Tliat in tlie (katli otAuKAiiAM Lixcoi.n wo liav<' 
lost a President in whom wo have learned to confide, believ- 
ing him to he pure and luuu'st in liis intentions, and ]ios- 
scssed oftiiat wisdom which we contidt'utly expeeti'd would 
soon restore (Uir atllieted eonntry to jieaee and [irosjierity. 

ilr.SoU'Cll, Tlial we teiKler to the family of our deceased 
President oui' sincere and heartfelt sympathy, assuring them 
that we mourn with them, and tlieir grit'f is our grief, tluir 
loss our loss. 

ilr.OoUctl, That we tender to the Ilonorahle William II. 
SicwARD and family our sincere sympathy and our best 
wishes for their recovery and welfare, and that his valuable 
life may be spared to his country, which now needs his 
services. 

jUf.S'oUrrt, That, although representing all shades ot' ]ioliti- 
cal opinions, we do hereby accord to ^\xdiu;w Johnson, who 
is now, by the providence of God, President of the United 
States, our most cordial and earnest sympathy and support, 
trusting that, in liis earnest and inflexible jiatriotism, ]iro- 
fouud wisdom, and moderate counsels, lie will entirely ciiisli 
out this unholy rebi'Uion and effect a lasting peace, so nearly 
consummated by his illustrious ])redecessor, and thereby 
gain the commendation of all good mea at home and 
abroa<l. 



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Jttrctinn of the ^rirniUy i^cm.c. of ,f f. ^'atvuk. 

Tire following call, sui'i-ounded witli a Mack 
l)oriler, was seut to every meiuT^er of this oLl and 
(listinguisbed Irisli-^\juericaii Society yesterday: 

Xew Yokk, April 18, 1865. 
DicAU Sir — In coiiserjuenee of tlie doatli of the Presidoiit 
of the United States, yon are requested to attend a special 
meeting of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, at Delmonieo's, 
corner of t'hauibers street and Broadway, this cvenin^■, at 
lialf-past four o'clock. 

WILLLUI WHITESIDE, Secretary. 

The result was a full and prompt attendance of 
niend)ers, eniln-acing a large representation of 
aliility, Avealtli, and intelligence. 

Richard Bell, Esq., President of the Society, 
feelingly alluded to the sa<l occasion which brought 
the members together. 

Joiix Savage, Es(|., after some touching prelim- 
inary remarks, offered tlie following; 

Whci'fU'j', In the moment of national rejoicing, conseijucnt 
on tlie close of the rebellion and the vindication of the integ- 
rity of the United States, the republic has been crushed into 
\niiversal sorrow and lamentation by the brutal assassina- 
tion of Abraham Lincoln, late President of the United 
States ; and 



L I X c T, X o r. s 1-: (> i- 1 k s . 

WhCVfU.Si', 'I'll!' lil'>\v thiit ^-ll■Ul•k tlu' rliii r iii:iL:islr:ilc of 
tlif Kcjiulilic down also |)irirc.l with a^diiy llu- iicai't oftlu- 
])cojiU', whoso ili'Stiuy he so wii'ldi'tl lor future o-oo,l, and 
■\vlioso utterances of woe now cloud the land with mourning; 
and dejection ; be i( 

ViCVolVfrt, That tills Society I'lits on record its incxijr<'s>i- 
hle ahhorrence of the ai-t which de|iriveil the repuMic of 
its nprijrht, wise, and honored representatix c : and its 
desin- to unite in the ^-eneral grief, Ijy a feefnig of respect 
and sorrow more jirofound than fjie dreadful circumstances 
of tlic national calamity Mill ]iermit the exiiression of in 
words. 

ViCCoU'Crt, That this Society unite with whatever demon- 
stration the authorities and thi'ir fellow-citizens de\ i-^e as a 
mark of respect to the memory of the lamente<l ]'resi.lenl, 
and that a committee of three he appointi'd to represent it in 
su(di sorrowful duty ; and 

Jlcsolvrtl, That the members of the Society wear the 
usual liadge of mourning for the a)>]H)inted time. 

ECGEXK KeU.Y, Es(p, S('f(>ll<lc<l tllr [ ilvallll ilc lUlil 

roisolutious, wliicli wnv iiiiaiiiiinni-'l} a(l(i]itc(l. 

EiciiATM) ( >"(i(>i;M AX, Es(|., sai<l : "Mr. I'lcsideMit 
— The s(iiii1i!v aspcet of tills city i>t' Xcw ^'oi'k, 
draped as it is in the weeds of inouniiiig, stiggests 
to me liow pro2)er and fitting it is that tliis IJciievo- 
h'nt Society shouhl testify its sympathy witli tlu' 
general grief. Tlic city of Xew Yoi-k, ahis ! is not 
nnnsed to sorrow. For four h)ng aii<l Witter years 
(.f civil war she has not ceased to l)ew;iil the death 



LINCOLN OBSE<JUIE; 



of lier noble I'liildrcii untiiiu'ly slain. For foiu- 
weary years the tears of eouiitless widows and 
orphans have not eeased to flow. As if to prepare 
us for this last horrid eatastro]>]ie, we have been 
sehooled how u:rief must lie borne. ]iut amidst 
all this puldic display of sorrow my heart is most 
moved when I think of those Avhose woe is more 
silent, liut more lastinir. The lives and the deaths 
of ])ublic nit'U are soon and easily forgotten. Tlie 
great tide of life el)bs and flows over their o-raves ; 
but tlie memoiy of the fatliei' will thi-ough life be 
dear to the ehild ; the grief of the widow will out- 
last all this outward ])ageantrv of sorrow, magni- 
fied though it be, and will bui'st forth again and 
again wlien these publie signs of ^voe are removed 
and forgotten. Mr. President, I move that this 
Society adopt the resolution I hold in mv hand." 

ilrSolvrrt, That the Society sincerely srmpathizes with the 
willow and family of the late President of the United States 
in the sudden and g-rievons bereavement they have suffereil, 
unci hojies and prays that the Supreme Ruler of events, who 
has permitted this woeful catastrophe to occur, will merci- 
fully lighten their hui-den of sorrows and sustain them in 
this hour of their affliction. 

Seconded by II. L. IIoGUET, Es(|, and adopted. 

Messrs. R. 0'(toi:i[ax, Eu<;exe Kelly, and Joiix 
Sataoe were ajipointed a committee to join, on the 
])art of the Society, in the public funeral. 



LINCOI. X OliSEQUIKS, 



^U f r t i u ii f iVa u \x (Of f i r f v ,o' . 

Ti-KSDAY, A])ril is, ISC)."). 

At auadjounictl uu-etingof Bank Officers, hclil 
tliis day at t\\c Aiucrioau ExcliaiiLic Bank, Joiix 
Q. JoxES, Cliairmau, and AVili.iam A. ('ami-, Sec- 
retary, the eoTumittee appointed on tlic 17th 
instant, to draft resohitions expressive of the 
sense of the meeting on the L-ite national liereave- 
nient, maih-tlie f)llo\ving rej^ort : 

WhfVraS, The fronzied passions aroused by tlio leaders of 
till' rebellion in tlieir unhallowed conspiracy airainst flie 
national lite, ha\e ciilniinated in tlie most eriiel barbarities, 
includiniT piracy upon the high seas, the murder ancl starva- 
tion of det'euceless prisoners, the burning of dwelling-places 
filled with helpless women and children, the di'stniction of 
the lives and property of non-combatants, and, liiially, the 
dastardly assassination of our brloved chief magistrate, 
Abhaham Lincoln, to whom tiie hearts of tlie people liad be- 
come attached by the tenderest ties of an ardent ])atriotisin ; 
and 

^'hevea.S, The life of the Secretary of State was also aimed 
at, and is jilaced in great jeopardy, members of his house- 
hold having also l)een prostrati-d by the assassin wiiilf 
watching around the sick-bed of that eminent stati'sman ; 
therefore 



LINCOLN OJ! SEQUIES. 



^CSolvril, Tlnit, next to that of our immortal Washington, 
the momory of Abraham Lixcolx will forever remain en- 
shrined in the hearts of the .Vinerican iK'ople for his private 
virtues, and for his excellent ailministratiou of ]mlilic aflairs 
during the most critical period of our history. 

Resolved, That the successful jirosecutiou of tlic national 
struggle against a foul r.'bjllion, for tlie last four years, is 
due, in a great measure, to thi' wisdom, courage, singlenes.3 
of purpose, exact truthfulness, and, above all, abiding trust 
in God, wliich distinguished our beloved President, Abua- 
TiAM Lixcoi.x, lieneeforth our martyr President. 

^If.S'oU'Ctl, That while we mourn over the sad and irrepar- 
able loss which our country is c died upon to deplore, we 
cannot l)Ut express, however imperfectly, a sense of grati- 
tuile to the Fatlu-r of ^lercies for tlie blessing he l)estowed 
on this land and lui the civilized world, in permitting Ins 
faithful servant, our revered President, to preside so long 
over tlie destinies of the American people. 

VkWoh-fll, Tliut, f >llowing tlu' example of our late illus- 
trious President, who was of the people, and believed in 
them, and trusted them, wo tO(3 will take courage, and jtrcss 
forward in the great work of regeneration, till tlie sjiirit of 
rebellion and anarchy sliall l>e utterly extinguished from 
our land. 

^CSoU'Ctl, Inasmuch as our Ooverinuent is tlie people's 
government, self-go\ t'rnment, we are now i>ertiiitted to sliow 
to the world that no ])iri-icide can reach its heart ; the 
wheels of national power and authority still move on, with- 
out a moment's intermission, although the servant or instru- 
ment of the i>eople be suddenly and violently wrcnclied 



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:i\v:iy. Events wliioli iniu'lit topplr tlinims, or cause i-evo- 
lutions, uiuler othei- fonus of ;ai)\ ei'iiiMent, only toucli tlie 
lie;U'ts unci move tlie s\ ni]iatliies ofoui- people. 

^fSioU'fll, That the expression of our heartfelt sympathies 
be coniinunicated to I hi' hereaveil family of the late Presi- 
dent, with the assurance that in this sail hour of tlu'ir auil 
the nation's atlliction, \m> mourn «itli tlunias for the loss of 
a father. 

iU.OOlvril, That our heartfelt sympathy with the Secretary 
of State and his family in tlieir frreat affliction, Le communi- 
catee! to the distiuLjuished Secretary, with the assurance of 
our earnest pra\ers for the sjieecly recovery of himself and 
the afllicted numl.ers of his household. 

ijC'jOU'Cll, That with unswervinir I'aith in .\lmighty God 
an<l the patriotism of the jieoplc, we Ikivc full confidence in 
the speedy suhjuiratiou of the reliellion, and that in the 
administration of Axdkkw Johnson, whose past history ex- 
hibits unfiincliiiiL; jiatriotism and fidelity to the Tniou, as 
guarantees I'oi- his future succcssfid management of )>ul)lic 
att'airs, we hope to rc^alize an " era of good feeling" tliat shall 
become mi-moral lie in history for the restoration of peace 
and fraternity among all the people throughout the land. 

ilf.Solirtl, That in the future, as in the jiast, the banking 
institutions of this city will continue their zialous support 
of the Government in maintaining and detending the liber- 
ties and the tniity (if the nation. 

Joiix E. Wir.LiAjiis, 

,Iami:s G.\i.i..\tin', 

Ei>w.\i:n IIah.iit, 1- Committee. 

George S. Coe, 

WiLLI.VM n. MaCY, 



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Mr. James Gallatix tlieu otiVivd the f()llo\viiig 
resolutions, wliicli were uiKUiimously adopted: 

J»r.00U'Cil, Tha: all businoss be susjieuded after 12 o'cl<)<'k 
at the several banking institutions throughout the city on 
the (lay of the funeral of the late President, and that the 
insiiinia of mourning be kept on our building for the period 
of thirty days from and after that day. 

^If.OOlvrrt, That a foiumittee of thirteen be appointed Ity 
the chair to attend the funeral of our late President, and 
that when the funeral cortege passes through tlie city, all 
the Uank (Jtlicers of the city attend in a body. 

Tile Ciiaii'iuan appointed the fodowliig geutle- 
inen as tlie conivuittee : 

Ja^ies Gallatix, Chainuan, 

C. P. Leveeich, a. E. Sillimax, 

Siiepiiet:i) Kxapp, James Punxett, 

P. M. Biasox, Geokge W. Duer, 

C. F. IIcxTEii, J. E. Williams, 

S. R. CoMSTOCK, H. Blydexbcrgh, 

P. C. Caliioux, Hexiiy a. Smytiie. 



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SUrctiiifl of the 3Vmrvicau jlu'jtitutc. 

A s]tefi:il meeting of the Amekicax iNsirrrrE 
was held foi' the ])urpose of taking approjji'iate 
action for expressing their regret at the deatli of 
the late President, and to ])ay woi'thy tril)ute and 
honor to his nieniory. Gen. William Hall pre- 
sIiKmI, and JiUEH Bull, Es(j., acted as Secretary. 
On motion, the following-named memln'rs wei-e 
appointed liy the chair to retire and draft snital'h- 
resolutions for the occasion : Mr. Jii:i:ii Bull, 
Prof L. D. TiLLJiAX, Commissioner Bkkoex, T. j\I. 
Adriaxce, and Drs. AVard and Ti:imble. They 
returned with the sulijoineil resolutions, whidi 
were read and seconded l)y remarks iVom (ien. 
Hall, Jieeii Bull, Esq., Dr. Tremble, Dr. Ward, 
Vice-President, Air. Bergen, and Air. Adriaxce. 
In their remark- tlicy all bore testimony to tlie 
integrity, pati'iotisni, kindness, and greatness of 
Akraiia:^ Lix( olx. At their conclusion, tlie reso- 
lutions which fdlow Avere unanimously aih>ptetl : 

WhCVCa,^, P;irtioii);it'm<JC in the wido-sprcad mul iiiiivcrs.'il 
grief which has filleil the latid with sorrow and monniintr, 
by reason of the sndden and violent death of ^Vbraham Lin- 
COLX, the late President of the XTnited States, tlie members 
of the American Institute cannot repress their strong desire 



LINCOLN 15 S E Q U I E S , 



to give utterance to mournful expressions in view of the sad 
event witli wliieli our fellow-citizens are now overwhelmed : 
therefore, he it 

ilr.'ioUfrt, That we how suhniissively to this inscrutahle 
dispensation of Divine Providence, in permitting our honored 
and beloved chief magistrate to he struck down to the grave 
by the hand of an assassin, in the midst of his usefulness, 
and at a moment when he was about to realize the glorious 
result of four years of constant toil and unceasing vigilance 
in restoring to unity our severed and distracted coimtry. 

|*f,SOh'Ctl, That the cowardly attenqit upon tlie life of tlie 
distinguished son of Xew York, while suffering on a sick 
lied, is too grave an offense against the majesty of the people, 
and could only be conceived by those who have feared the 
influence and jiowcr of that master mind, whose efforts have 
served to convince foreign courts and the civilized world 
of the enormity and iniquity of this unprovoked attenij)t to 
destroy the liberties of a great and magnaniniotis people. 

Resolved, That while forbearance, goodness, kindness and 
cliarity have characterized the efforts of the executive in 
rescuing the rebellious States from the iron grasp of trai- 
torous leaders, these efforts have been disregarded and de- 
spised, and proclamations of amnesty have been scorned, 
defiance and hatred have been hurled against our statesmen, 
our brave and conquering armies, and our gallant and vic- 
torious navy, cold-1)looded murder and arson have beenjust- 
itied by rebel authorities — a system of exposure and starv- 
ation has l)ecn practiced in the rebel prisons, the results of 
which have sent tens of thousands of brave oflicers and men 
to premature graves, and it only required this last dastardly 



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act to fill to rciiK'tioii :i catalogue of criinos instigated and 
ahcttod l)y this atrocious slaveholders' rehellion. 

^IfSloU'frt, That we derive great consolation in this h.our 
of grief Ijy the following utterances of Andrew Johxsox, the 
constitutional successor of the great and good man whose 
loss we mourn, recently spoken in the city of Washington : 
" I have always thought that theft was a crime and should 
be punished as a crime; that arson was a crime and should 
be punished as such; that murder was a dreadful crime and 
should Ije punisheil as su<-h ; and that treason was the 
o-reatest of all crimes and shoiUd be punished by death." 
That in these we unmistakably see the scales of justice 
hanging in an unerring balance, and V)y this divine as well 
as human attribute all the atrocities of this vile rebellion 
are to be weighed ; that by this standard our bleeding 
country is to be restored to its more than former greatness 
anil power, to occupy a higher position in the estimation of 
those governments which have been slow to acknowledge 
the justice of our cause, or to dream the extent of our 
resources. 

IJcsioll'Ctl, That the members of this Institute will partici- 
pate in such demonstrations as may be recommended and 
observed by the jiublic authorities in this liehalf 



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^ttcrtinn of the J^aniUy of the J^vrc ^Vradmii. 

The P'aculty of tiik Free Academy Leld a 
meeting, to take action in reference to tlie deatli 
of tile late President. Prof. IIonACE Webster, 
President of tlie P^aculty, occnpied the chair, and 
Mr. G. B. DociiAKTY acted as Secivtary. The 
following preanil)le and resolutions were ado])ted : 

Whereas, The American jieople liave sustained a sad 
bereavement in the death of Abiiaiiam Lixcolx, late Presi- 
dent of tlie United States ; and 

HVheveaS, It is eminently proper for us, in our associated 
as well as ]irivate relations, to express our sympathy with a 
mourning jiulilic in this afflictive providence ; therefore, 

^kesolieil, That in tlie circumstances attending President 
Lincoln's death, and in the exceeding turpitude of the 
oflcnse committed on that occasion, not only a grave wrong 
has been done to that eminent individual, but :i violence of 
great atrocity to the whole nation. 

^le.SOh'ert, That President Lincoln, from his pre-eminent 
abilities and his position as chief magistrate of the United 
States, and from the natiire of the present bloody conflict, 
in which he bore so conspicuous a part, may justly be con- 
sidered the representative of the free and liberal prin- 
ciples of the world. 



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aScSoU'Crt, That the <j;entleiK'SS, Immaiiity, and boiiovo- 
lence shown by rrtsidciit Lix(Xiln under ciii-uni^tancc^^ of 
oTCut provocation, and ihu sincere dusin^ whicli ho niaiii- 
festL'd on all occasions to put down the i)rc'sent wicked 
rebellion with tiie least jiossible evil consefpiences, have 
justly endeared his memory to every true and patriotic 
American. 

ilCCiOlVCrt, That in any ]iul>lic demonstration which the 
authorities may recommend, the Faculty and Students oC 
tiie Free Academy will most cordially unite. 



i t u (t r n 1 of the ,^^ r r r 3V c a rt r in tj . 

The Students held ;i ineoting, of wliicli W. II. 
Lane, of the Seiiiof Chiss, was chosen President, 
and J. A. Wotion, of the Jtinior Class, Seei-etary. 
and nnaiiiinotisly ]i:issed tlic following: ivsolu- 
tioiis : 

WhCVCa.S, The Students of the Free Academy, realizinLr 
the irreat calamity which has befallen the nation in the 
death of Abraham Lixcolx, our beloved President, who has 
follen at the ])ost of duty by the hands pf an assassin, and 
to express our sense of the national loss: therefore 

'^t$0ku\, That by the murder of Abraham I.incolx, who 
has governed the country by patriotic motives, honesty of 



L [ Is' C O I, X OBSEQUIES. 

puri)o;:;o, and ;ni appreciation of llic resjioiisibli- duties im- 
posed upon him, exhibitinir all the qualities: of a <_fivat and 
Avisi? ruler, the nation has suftered an irreparable misfortune 
at this critical perioil. 

^f.Solvcd, That, as a mark of our sorrow, tlie Academy 
building be draped in mourning, and the students wear a 
badge of mourning for sixty days. 

Tlu' I'aisino- of tlie new flag on the liberty-pole, 
Avliich Ava.s to take place Thursday, Av-ith appro- 
priate ceremonies, was postponed, and the Acad- 
emy was closed until ^louday. 



(t m m i .5 5 i a H r r .6 a f (!!■ ni i n v a t i o ti . 

At a sj^eeial meeting of the Commissioners of 
Emigration, held Tuesday afternoon, at the Board 
room, at Castle Garden, to give expression to the 
feelings of the Board on the death of the Presi- 
dent, the following resolutions were adopted: 

llCSolVftl, That this Board, in common with our fellow- 
citizens, deplore the great calamity which has bef dlen the 
country in the death of its chief magistrate. 

jllc.SOlvcd, Tiiat in the death of ABRAH.vii Lixcoln by the 
hand of an assassin, at a moment when peace was dawning 



L I N c o L x () US vui r I i: s . 

upon the hunl, we .-ire (villfd upon to iiiouni tlir loss ol' ;iii 
executive in wliose administration of national alVairs was 
displayed a spirit of tlie loftiest intcjrrity, of the most 
unselfish jiatriotisni, and unfla5Xgin<j devotion to the piihlic 
welfare. 

ilc.ioU'Crt, Tliat IIk' attempted assa-^sination of the Secre- 
tary of State, WiLUAM II. Si;wakd, who, in his lon^- cai-eer of 
public service, has shown the warmest interest lor the wel- 
fare of the ciniirrant, and exerted his intlnence,liolh at iioine 
and abroad, to promote the great olyect of this Commission, 
awakens the dee])est sorrow and indi'jfnation of this Hoard. 

ilCiolvrrt, Tiiat this r.oard tender to the fimily of tlu- 
deceased President their sympathy and condc^lence in this 
their hour of affliction, and tnist that they may find con- 
solation in the assurance that the whole peo]ile weep with 
tlietn and li'el the Ltreatness of the loss. 

i'COOlvcil, That the reirular meetinir of this Hoard, to hi' 
held on to-morrow ( Wedneschiy i, be adjourned, subject to 
the call of the president. 

Tlio offiet^s of the C'oiiiiuissioii ;inil tlic \vli(ilc 
buildiuo- were tastefiillv ilecofatcd in iiioiifniuir. 



5" h r 3V r t ci V s . 



To expre^is tlic sympatliy ;tii<l i-eoret of tlie 
theatrical profession for tlie loss of otir lamented 
President, a meeting was held yesterday at the 



Mftropolitaii IL.ti-l, ;iii<l tlif fnllowiuu- I'csolutious 
passed : 

SfSoU'Cri, That, in the deatli of Abraham Lixcolx, we 
not only mourn as citizens the loss of our revereil eliief 
magistrate, but also as professionals, a patron ami true 
friend of our calling and its professors. 

iJr.OOhrd, That to the bereaved family of tlie lamented 
dead, we respectfully tender our sincere and heartfelt sym- 
pathies. 

ilCSoIvrd, That we recognize with horror and detestation 
the atrocious crime which lias consigned the President of 
the United States to an untimely grave, and clothed the 
nation in robes of mourning. 

|»C.6oU'f(l, That our thanks are due to the managers of this 
city for having appropriately evinced their respect for the 
memory of the illustrious dead liy jiromptly closing their 
theatres. 

Resolved, Tliat we take this o|iportunity of renewing our 
expressions of loyalty and devotion to the Government 
under which we live. 

i»r,SOll"Crt, That, in view of the nation's bereavement, the 
members of tlie ])rofession wear tlie usual liadge of mourn inij 
for thirty days, for one who, in the language of the great 
master of our art, 

" Ilath lioriii" his facuhies so meek, hath been 
S(j clear in his great oflice, that his \irtues 
Will plead like angels, trumjiet-tongued, against 
Till' (li'vp damnation of his taking iiif." 



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Jhf 3Vtuir»t "(!>V(lrv" of faithful JfrUouo. 

Tlic iueiiil)crsot' tlu; " < )i;i>Ki: " iiict hist evi'iiiiii^ 
;it lu'a(l(|narttMs. Tliis is tlie oMcst association in 
the Srvt'Htli Wai-d, and lias had the nioiii-nfid 
dnty ofpartic'ij)atiiig in the oli<ci|nifs ot' Presi(h'iit 
TayL>r, Henry Chiy, and others. After a])}H'o]ii'i- 
ate remarks l)y President Tkkwili.h.ku, Eukxkzki; 
W. Moi:ga.\, Jusi;i'][ J. Jakdim:. and IIi;ni:v C 
iMoLeax, tlie foHowini:' resohitions were nnaiii- 
nionsly adopted : 

^r.'jOU'rd, That we ilct'iily syinpatiiizf witli I In' people of 
tlie whole couiltry in I lie ilreadtul e:ilainity whieli lias 
hetallen us all iu tin- assassination of our revereil an<l hon- 
orcil President, Abiimiam i.iN( oi.n, ami that we tender to 
the bereaved family our hrartlelt syni]ialliirs for their and 
the nation's loss. 

ilf.S'oU'Crt, That the course pursued liy the lamented 
deceased regarding the reln'llion met our heartiest apjiroval : 
that l)y his unswerving energy he had neaily crushed the 
uu)nster that strtick at the life of the luUion; and ue deeply 
regret that he could not liave lived to see the green tree of 
liberty once more iu bloom 

ilfOOU'frt, Tliat whih' our hearts are bleeding for the 
departed, we still liave the consolation that his mantle luis 
fallen on s;ood shoulders, and that in Andukw Johnson we 

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will find nut only a firm anil unrelenting foe to rebellion, 
but a true man and aide statesman. 

ilciolrrd, That we will unite, eitlu'r separately oi- as a 
body, in whatever funeral ceremonies the authorities may 
deem proper to inaugurate. 



jetton of thf |(n.«uvancc (Tompunifs. 

At a meeting of the Ne\v York i>oAi:it oi' Fun-: 
IxsuRAXCE CoMi'AXiEs, held at tlie Iiisuraiire rooms, 
No. 1.j6 Broadway, on ^[ou(hiy, the tblhiwiug })re- 
amlde and resolutions were nnanimonsly adopted, 
and ordered to he ]iul)lished : 

XVUrVfilS, I" the hour ')f the luition's joy and exultation at 
the victories which jironiised once more to bring peace and 
union to our distnicted country, it has jileased Almighty 
God to pennit the hand of an .assassin to strike down tlie 
chief magistrate, whose wisdom, fidelity, and fortitude have 
guided us through the terrible struggle of the past four 
years; therefore, be it 

iU.'jOUcrt, That the members of this Board join with the 
nation and the whole civilized world in execration of the 
sj)irit which has jiromjitcd this deed, and in jirofound and 
jjcrsonal sorrow for tlie bereavement which it has inflicted 
upon us. 



L I x (■ (» I. X o li s ]•; (i r i k : 

^CSOh'fd, That ill tlif prcsciK'i' of this tcri-ililr ci-iiiu-, 
wliic'li is l)nt a iiattii-al cxprcssicni of that I'ittci' iiiaii'jiiily 
witli whicli tlic i-flK'Hion lias Ihh'II coiiiiucti'cl from its iiicej)- 
tion, it woiilil lie a inockciy to expect tlie nation, staiuliiig 
over the fresli t;i-a\e of its noble, faithful, aii<l tin'Lijiviiig 
chief, to consent to strike haii<ls with the liloculy traitors 
whose iiistnnnent the assassin was, ami jiermit them again 
to walk unsealheil in tlie laiul which they have thus smitten 
anew. 

^If.SOll'Cd, That in the eyes of men, as they move through 
our streets, slavery aii<l treason can rea<l the iloom that 
awaits them, and tliat the time has come when every loyal 
man must draw clearly the line hetwi'en those who stand 
by (he country at all hazards, and those who palter with 
treason or sympathize with our enemies. 

^CSalfCd, That as an exjiression of tlie feeling of this 
IJoard, it is recommended to the companies comprising tlu' 
same to close their offices at 12 o'clock to-morrow, aii<l 
that they be closed entirely on Wednesday, t he day apjiointeil 
for the funeral of I'resident Lincoln. 

A coiiuiiittee was appointed to attend any jmli- 
lic demonstration of respect for tlie memory ot 
the deceased Pi-esident. 



I, I X C O L X O B S K Q U I E S . 



Tlie regulai- (juai'terly meeting ot" the Exempt 
Firemen's Assoeiation was lield last evening at 
Firemen's Hall, Mercer street, Mr. Eugs ])resi(ling. 
A committee Avas a})pointe(l to draft resolutions 
expressive of the feelings of the Association on the 
death of our lamented President. The Committee 
retired, and, after some time, re-entered and 2)re- 
sented the following resolution, which was unani- 
mously adopted : 

^IcS'oU'frt, That we mingle with the common grief which 
overslia<lows our huid ami is expressed by every true Amer- 
ican heart at the outrage wliich dejirived the nation of its 
chosen leader, at a time when his every effort was applied 
to restore our country to peace, by means which exalted his 
character as a man, and were preeminently calculated to 
effect the great ohjeet of the meeting. 



(L b n r r tf .v r li a n n f • 

At a s|)ecial meeting of the mend)ers of the 
New Yokk Tobacco Exchange, held at their 
rooms, Nos. 50 and 52 Pine street, on Tuesday, the 
18th inst., it Avas unanimously 



LINCOLN' () I!S i;i> r I KS. 

^kC.OoU'rrt, 'riiat wc <1() express tlic hcarllMt sym|i;itliy <if 
this l)(i(lv at llie u'l'i'iit ealaniity wliirli lias l)eralleii the nation 
in the ih'uth of Al>rahani Lineohi, Tresidi'nt of the I'nited 
States ; ;nnl it was furtlier resolved to elose the Tohaeeo 
Kxcliaiea'i" ""til .Monday, the 24th inst. 

The rKTKoi.KiM, Tor.ACco, AXi) Dine 'C'n.\\(;i:, 
lield at tlie Meivliants' Exoliaiii;!' and News llooms, 
Nos. 50 and 52 Pine street, liaxc ailj<)nrne<l ovef 
from to-dav until Friday, the iMst iust. 



iH c f t i u n of tf a V t m c u . 

A laro-e meeting of tlie ('ai:tmi:n' of the city was 
hehl on Monday evening, in tlie hall. No. '••5 Sixth 
avenue, to take apin-ojiriate aetion on tlie death ot' 
the President and make pn'pai-ations to attend hw 
ol iseqtties. 

Mr. Joiix Wallet: presided and called the meet- 
ing to order, after which the lollowing resolutions 
were offered : 

WhCVCa.S, ^Ve have met toirether to express our feelinirs 
on the a-n-ful ealainity which has befallen us hy the murder 
of Abraham Lincoln, the beloved Tresideiit oftheX'uited 
States; therefore, \>(i it 



^iWoU'cd, That wo how in ivvurunt subuiission to the iu- 
stiutahlc (Iceri'cs of tlic Divine Providence, which orderetli 
all thiiiii's Cor i^-ooil, ami in this hour of deep affliction still 
put or.r trust ill Iliin, and believe that out of this terrible 
evil His i^oodiiess, justice, and mercy v ill be made man- 
ifesl. 

IJr.O'oU'Crt, Tliat we mourn, in common with our fellow- 
citizens of every class and station, the great loss we liave 
sustained. We feel, as workingmen, that our lamented 
President was especially near and dear to us, inasmuch as he 
had himself labored with his hands, and in his whole lite, iu 
the honors he had W(.)ii and the din'iiities he liad acc|iiired, he 
illustrated and indicated the nobility of labor ; and, there- 
fore, is the calamity of his death to us especially tlie cause 
of grief and sorrow. 

ilCSoIlTtl, That in devotion to the best interests of his 
country, in wise statesmanship, and, above all, in jmrity 
and integrity of lieart, AnR.VHAJt Lincoln stood liiglicst 
among his countrymen, and his memory will ever 1)C clier- 
islied as that of the first patriot and martyr of tlie age. 

^{f.S'olVftH, Tliat amid our grief we remember our duty (ii 
our bereaved and sorrowing country; that, while in ob<- 
dienee to His commands, we leave to (iod the work of ven- 
geance for the great crime coininitted against His hiws, 
we know that it is for us to do justice iipoii the earth, and 
to justice we dedicate our means, and, if need be, our lives. 

^USoUtiI, That tlie assassination of tlie President is b;;t 
the culmination of the crime against the nation which com- 
menced four years ago; that the same spirit which leveled 
the first LCun against our llag in Charleston harbor, whicli 



L I N ('(I I. \ (• lis K(i r 1 1;-^ . 

initiilteil the iiiunlcr in cold Uldod ot'tlic riiioii nicii <it' the 
Soutli, which insti;i:;Ufil the utrocit'uw coiiniiiltcil u|ic>ii licl|i- 
k'SS prisoners, and whicli liivd imr city in tlic dead cil' ni'jlil, 
iiilhitiied the lic.irl and '^iiicU'd the liand ol'llie wi-etelied 
iniinh'i-er, and iu--tice di'inands that tiie nialiLT'i^int -^pii-if ot 
ti-eason he utterly cxtinLiaiislied ; that all the |)enalties pro- 
vided Viy law he lueled out to tin' insti^-atoi'S and iier|petra- 
tors of the lioriihle ci-inie known as the rehellion, ami that 
oui-lanil may know a Just and ahidinu'' peace; that the human 
race may never au'aiu he carsed hy a war so l)loi>dy and 
unnatural; for the sake ol" our jjosterily an. I in the name of 
civilization we ilemaml that justice he done upon the trai- 
tors wlio liave desolated our country. 

i«r,''jOUTtl, That we soleniidy pledu'c ourselves to the 
maintenance and support of the goveriiinent in the discharge 
of its dutv, and will sustain it in all the measures to he 
adopted for the i-omplet<> su]>pression of the rehellion, the 
cxtii-pation of its cause, tlie punislunent of it s instigators, 
aiders, and al)ettors, and the estahlishment of peace ami 
order upon the hasis of liherty and ohedience to law. 

ilCCiolVCd, That Wi' will. .IS a hody, |iartieip:ite in tlii' 
funeral solemnitii'S to take place in this city, ami that a 
eoinniitteeef six l>eappointe(ltomake the lU'Cessary arrange- 
ments. 

The resolutions were tlli;illililoll-l_\' ;i]ipf<i\fil. 
iiiul Messrs. (r. H. I)];ax, Wii.i,i.\m A.ndkkso.v, 
James ]\[cDKi;.MoTr, ami Wili.ia.m Haw, were 
appoiiitc'il tIh' ciiiiiiinttrc. 



L I X C O L X O B S E (J TIE; 



HI Hi t r il ^ t a t r i V* r v r u u r 3f u -i p r r t o r .s . 

At u meeting of the Uea-enue Ixspectohs and 
otliers eonuected witli the office of tlie United 
States lutemal Revenue Agent, in tliis city, No. 
7S Pine street, Mr. A. X. Lewis, Eevenue Agent, 
presiding, the following resolutions were unani- 
mously adopted : 

HVhcvca.S, ABnAiiAJi Lincolx, .as Presidoiit of the United 
States, commanded the love and resjiect of a mighty people; 
lie had gathered the fragments of the glorious Union of 
States and foshioned them in the mold that was used 
aforetime; he was just about to present them, permanently 
I'e-united, to a rejoieing people, when, in the twinkling of an 
eye, his hand rested; Iiis head, so long and so faithfully 
de\oted to his eounti'y's service, ceased its Labors; his heart, 
so full of love of his race, so wann with the spirit of true 
cliarity toward all mankind, throbbed no mcire. The nation 
cherishes liis memory, stands soi'row-strieken beside his life- 
less form, bev.'ailing his untimely death and execrating the 
monstrous crime, without ])arallel i:i the world's history, 
wliich has deprived the country of its great, good, and wise 
chief magistrate. Treason, which filled every house in the 
land with private grief closed its infamous history Ijy the 
atrocious deed, wliich has plunged a great peojile into the 
dejitlis of affliction over the loss of an honored father. In 
the expression of our profound sorrow, be it 



L I X (' () I, N o i; s i;(i i; i i;s . 

^IcSoU'fd, That while tlie nation l)o\vs Ix'tore the sicrn 
decree of Divine Providence, in removing its chief magis- 
trate from his eartldy labors, it will ever retain as one of the 
most precious treasures in the chamhers ol' its incnu)ry the 
name of Abraham Lincoln". 

5Sc.S0h"r(l, That hecause he was so wise, so Just, so good, 
so faithful, we mourn his untimely death, and cherish iiis 
memorv. while we shall endeavor to emulate his \irtues. 

ilU.S'OhTrt, That, in the jiresence of this great calamity, it 
becouu's the peo]]le of the nation to renew their vows of 
devotion to the I'nion of the States, to jiledge again their 
lives and all that tlicy iiave and are to have (o the main- 
tenance of law and the vindicalioji of the doctrines of that 
c-overnment which forms the basis of our country's prosper- 
ity and o-hn-y ; while we i-ejoiee in a hope, now well grounded, 
that treason has run its course, has consuminafed all itsdark 
and dreadful cart-er, ;.ud that now, at last, the angel of peace 
will spread her white wings over the land. 

^If.SoU'Crt, That, as an outward expression of our sorrow 
for the death of our lamented President, .\i!i:aiiam Lincoln, 
we will wear a suitable ba<lge of mourning for six nu)nths. 

IN MEMORIAM. 

At a meeting- of the otticer.< of the Thikty- 
Skcond Ixterxal IvEVExrE DisTiMcr, New Y(ii:k, 
held at the office, Xo. 130 Broadway, on Tuesday, 
SiiEi:n)AX Shook, Esq., Colleetor, in tlie eliaif, 
aud RiciiAKD Keur, Secretary, a coimnittee, coii- 
sistincr of Messrs. S. Shook, S. 1'. Gimseut, E. H. 



LINCOLN OBSEi^I'IES. 



Gouge, P. Cleveland, aiid R. Keijii, was ap])oiiit- 
ed, with (lisiTctionary jiowci', to make all needful 
arraiigeiaeiits for partiei])atiiig in suitable liouoi's 
to tlie late President in this city. 

A Committee on Resolutions, eonsisting of 
Messrs. P. Cleveland, D. II. Phentiss, C. W. 
Sjiith, E. H. Gouge, J. II. Costa, repoi'ted the 
following, whieh were adoi)te(l unanimously : 

Like " liglit iiiiiLC from a sf>roiio ami cloudless liorizoii " 
has flashed u])oii \is the .iwfid vision of that " murder most 
foul, strange, and unnatural,'" wl'.icli is now bowing tlie 
great heart of the nation in the jirofoundest sorrow, and 
nerving it with sublime energy for tlie solemn duties which 
must follow this nightmare of grief and horror. 

While those of all creeds an<l conditions are seeking ex- 
pression for tlieir abhorrence and detestation of the fieiul in 
human shape who hath done this " deed of dreadful hate," 
and their reverence and affection for the character and mem- 
ory of this great leader of the people, who 

" Ilatli liornc his faculties so mock, hath been 
So clear in his great ofBce, that his virtues 
Will plead like angels, trumpet tongued, against 
The deep damnation of Iiis taking off," 

we who are here met to do honor to tlie illustrious dead 
may appropriately avail ourselves of the occasion to mingle 
our voices with the general lamentation, and to join in that 
muflled cry for justice which is ringing through the country 
and echoing in tlie chambers of every loyal heart ; therefore. 



LINOOL^f OliSEQI'IKS. 



^Jc.SoUcd, Tliat wc li)ok uiion the brutal assassiiialiini of 
President Lixioln as a l)lo\v at tin- life of the nation of 
which lie was tlie honoreil head and chief, an enianaticjii of 
that spirit which lias marked the protjress of tiiat gi'^antio 
conspiracy a<j;aiiisl the (^overiinient, of which this piece of 
ruthless bntcliery may lie reijarded as the culmination and 
climax — 

"The most arcli deed of pitcDUs iiias.ssacre 
That ever yrt this world was jfiiiltv of." 

That this new baptism of l)Iood and tears will, in the Lfood 
Jirovidence of (lod, inspire the heaits and ner\ c the arms of 
a more than ever unitecl and determined people for the 
overthrow of the monstrous treason which is indirectly 
answerable tiir this and other giant crimes against (!od and 
himianity. 

That we have no words in which to express our indigna- 
tion for that worse than cowardly assaidt, so miraculously 
thwarted, upon the life of that great man, in his utter help- 
lessness, whom the Empire State is pi-oud to call her own, 
and whose relations to the President and (Government ren- 
dered his life and services of incalculable value at this terri- 
ble juncture. 

With the whole nation we "lireatlio ireer and <leeper" at 
the cheering prosjieet of the recovery of (he distinguished 
Secretary, as well as that of other mendiers of his afflicted 
family, and will recognize the interposition of Providence in 
restoring him again to that high ])Ost which needs him so 
much, and to which he brings qualities so exalted and an 
experience so valuable. 

The jjcople will never be forgetful of Lis sacrilices and 
sufferiniis. 



That we iind courage anil Ktrcngtli in iJie conviction that 
the mantle of Abraham Lini oi.x lias fallen upon shoulders 
not unwortliy to wear it; that it is the duty of all <rood 
citizens, irresj)ccrivc of creeds or jiarties, to extend all aid 
and encouragement, eliarity and support, to Andrew John- 
son, wlio, nioi-e hy the will of Heaven than liis own choice, 
assumes the awful and trying responsil)ilities of the chief 
magistracy of tliese United States at this critical i)eriod in 
our history. 

"We reverently invoke tlie Messing of Crod n])on all liis 
endeavors to reestablish and preserve this blood-liought 
Union, and restore jscrmanent peace to our distracted coun- 
try. " As his day, so Ins strength be." 

That to the officers and men of the two great arms of the 
body politic, the army and navy, who have so gallantly and 
liei-oically led our nation throngli the wilderness of this 
fearful strife, and lloateil it upon the heights of freedom and 
inevitable triumph, we owe a debt of gratitude and honor 
which defies all human estimate. 

That our deep and sincere condolence is tendered to the 
cruelly-bereaved family of the late President; and that, with 
all affection and sympathy, we commend them to the 
" Widow's God and Fatlier of tlie Fatlierless.'" 

That, in token of resjiect lor the memory of the threat and 
good man whose loss we dej)lore, we wear tlie usual badge 
of moiirnintj for six months. 



I, I X C O I. X O B > K (J r I E s . 



XV V 1'. i n n in r » ' 5- HI ni o n . 

At a HUH'tlng of the (lclci;-at('.s of tlu' AVoi;king- 
MK.Ns Union, held in the (lothaiii, oil riicsday 
eveiiiiiL:", April is, (he follow iiii;- prcainlilc au<l 
resolutions, c.vjn-cssivc of tlicir syiiipatliy in the 
(Icatli of rlic TVcsidcnt of Ww Unitcil States, were 
unaniiuoiisly a(lwj)t('(l : 

HVhrvra'i, II lias i.lcased Aliiii;,Hity Goil. in this Ikhu- of 
oiii- t-Duiitry's afflictiDii, to dfprivo tliis jrrfat nation, l>y an 
iiiuiattiral aticl violent death, of its honored chief inairist rate, 
Anr.AiiA.M !,ixi'()LN,(listini.niisheil alike fortlie honestyof his 
inlcntioiis, the wisd/tii. justice, ;uid Ujiri'.ditness of his 
a.liuinistration. the puiily of his atteetion, his generosity 
of heart, and hi- love of free institutions; theri'fore, he it 

ilriolrrrt. In deference to the inserutahle decree ol' I)i\ine 
Providence, we how in Innnhle suI)inission to the holy will 
of Ilim who ordereth all things good; that while, in oliedi- 
enco to His commands, we leave to (^od tiie work of ven- 
irearice for tlK> crime counnittecl against His laws, wc. the 
workingnien of the city of New York, re|ir<'sented in the 
Workingmen's Union, do most earnestly express our indig- 
nation and horror at the atrocious crime in the assassination 
of its late chief magistrate, AaiiAHAJt T>iNroi..\. 

ilcCoUcd. Tliat we regard it a duty, as citizens of one 
oomnton country, to unite in declaring his untimely death a 
CTcat misfortune and an almost irreparable national calam- 



I, INt!()I, X O I!SE(JT' I ES. 



ity, and we tciidiT to liis bereaved and afflicted tainily the 
full sympathy of our natures; that we will support with 
unwavering resolution those principles of constitutional 
liberty that have been so many years the great bulwark 
and protection of our individual hapi>iness and national 
greatness, and that our i'ervent jirayers will be for the final 
restoration of the Union in all its greatness and glory, on the 
basis and principles on wliich it was founded. 



(£ u n i n r f r s; ' 3i ? .e. o r i ii t i o n . 

At a meeting of the Engineeus' As.sociatio:^ of 
THE City of New Yoi:k, lield on Tuesday evening, 
April 1 s, tlie following preamlde and resolutions 
■were iniauiniously adopted: 

WhffCitO', The members of the Engineers' Association of 
the city of New York have learned with profound grief 
that the revered head of the nation, ^^bkaham Lincoln, lias 
been suddenly stricken down by the hand of an assassin; 
and 

WhfVfa,$, It is becoming and projjcr that this Association 
should give appropriate expression to the sorrow which per- 
vades our hearts ; therefore, be it 

^f.SOU'Ctl, That we sympathize with our fellow-citizens in 
the sad event that has taken from the liead of the Govern- 



I. I N C O L N O !i S K <J T I i; S . 

meiit a statcsmiiii wlioso spotk-ss [)urit y of clianu'tiT, cxaltcil 
iiat riot ism, l:ir-iTac'liiiigsa<j;ac'ity, and wise coimsi'l, have <j:ivcn 
liiiii rank hi<;hcst anions; the rulers of the eartli, and in tlie 

liearts of the .Viueriran ]ieo|)le a phice second only to that 
lilled by the Father of liis ('ountry. 

ilC.^SOlVfd, That the sintrleness of heart an<l purpose, the 
untirinuc enerti'y and devotion with wiiieh he u'ave himself to 
the restoration, the slrenLrtheninLr, and the ]ierpetuat ion of 
tlie Federal Fnion, to the softeniu'^ of animosities engen- 
dered l)y years of eivil warfare and strife, to the gradual 
drawing tosrether again in fraternal honds the great liody of 
the i)Cople so long estranged, are not surpassed by tiie aets 
of any of those great historic characters whos<' nanus shine 
brightest and purest in the annals of history. 

ilfiCiUcil, That, jiarticipating in the general sadness that 
per\;ides all classes of the eomniunity, we hereby direct that 
all work be suspended in our several est;lblishments on 
Wednesday, the 10th instant, and that the members of this 
Association wear the customary badge of mourning for 
thirty days. 



S; h r ^ t . ^ n d V c tt- ' s ^S o r i r t y . 

The members of tln^ Si'. Am)i;e\v's Socikty met 
on Tuesday cveiiiiii,^ at the Maisou Doree, and, 
after a(hlresses liy Hugh ^Iaxwell, Uohkut Gor- 
don, and others, the following resolutions \\-ere 
adopted : 



L I N (_' O L N OB S ]•; Q U 1 ] ; ; 



WhClTilS', Tlie lioiiorod Mini Itcloved President of the 
United States, Abeauam Lincoln', has fallen by the haml 
of an assassin, whereby the country has been turned into a 
land of niouruinL;-. 

^\C;S0lvc<l, That wo desire to express our lieartfelt partici- 
pation in tile universal grief and horror (•ause<l by this 
liideous crime and appallinsr calamity, whereby tlie nation 
has been suddenly bereft of a cliicf magistrate, whose integ- 
rity of character, eminent personal virtues, and patriotic 
pulilic services, lia<l secured him an exalte(l place in the con- 
fidence and affection of his countryuien. 

^IcsloU'td, That we respectfully tender to the bereaved 
family of the deceased the expression of our sincere sympa- 
thy uiidei- this most afflictive dispensation of Divine Provi- 
dence. 



©he |lri)vc.ocutatirf Committer of tlic (L'lutmlrcv of 
Commrvrc. 

The following geutlemcu were ujipointed a 
Committee to represent the Chamlier of Commerce 
at the funeral of the President of the Unite<l 
States, and proceeded to Wasliingtoii f)r tliat jiur- 
})ose : ]Messrs. (tko. Opdykk, IIen]:y A. S.MvrirK, 
Eli.ioi'i' C. Cowden, R. II. McCuijdy, A. W. Bhad- 
Foi;i), IIenhy W. Bluxt, William K. Stroxo, F. 
A. CoJfKLiNG, Wjr. M. Vkkmilye, \Yii>ijaji Bai:tox, 
Chas. II. Mausiiall, Fkederick 8. Winston, Ben- 
jamin R WlNTIIUOI'. 



LixcoLN () lis i:()r I K; 



a li a r r C- .v r h a n n r . 

At a sjK'fial iiicctiiiu; of tlir iiu-iiilicis of tlic 
Xkw Y(>i:k T(iiiA((o l']\iiiA.\(ii:, licid at tlieir 
rooms, Nos. 50 and 'f2 Piiic-sti'cct, on Tuesday, 
the ISth inst., it was unaninioiislv 

^CSOlVftl, That we do cxjiress tlic lieartfelt syinpatliy of 
tl.is body at the irrcat calamity wliicli has bofalloii the nation 
in the dcatli <if Aukaham LiNroi.N, I'rcsiik'Ut ol' tlic r?iitcd 
IStatcs; and il was fui-lhcr resolved to elosi' the Tobacco Ex- 
change until Monday, the -'ttli inst. 

Tilt' Pftidlfuni. Tul.acco and I )i-nL:- "Cliano-c, held 
at tlu' Mcreliants" I'lxfhangc and News Kooin, 
Nos. 5(1 and ■)'2 Pinc-stret't, have atljoiinicd over 
tVoni to-dav untU Friday, tlu- "ilst inst. 



itt r c t i 11 n of 1' V i t i h i» r i i rt r n t '^ . 

Pursuant (o the call issuc(l liy Hon. .Mr. Aia in- 
BALD, €. B., Britisli Consul at this ])ort, a nicftino' 
ot British i-('sidciits was held in the ]iiinci])al 
dining-room of the Astoi' House, for the ]>uipose 
of unitino' in a public e.xpressioii of their senti- 



LINCULX OBSEQUIES. 



ments on the assussinutiuu of tlu' Pi-esideiit, and 
also of their feelings of sympathy \vith the afflic- 
tion caused l)y the national bei'eaveinent. Aljout 
live hundred gentlemen were present. The room 
was approjiriately decollated witli l)lack rosettes 
and hangings ; a taljlet with the ai'ms of the United 
States being placed at the end of the chaml)er. 

Among the distinguished gentlemen present 
were Mr. AEcniiiALP, the British Consul; Mr. 
Charles Kean, the eminent English tragedian; ^Mr 
Jacob Babuow, Mr. Mont, Mr. YouNCi, editor of 
theAIbioii ; Ciias. Mack ay, the ])oet; Hercules 
E. GiLLiLAN, John G. Dale, Robert Bage, Henry 
Eyre, President of St. George's vSoeiety; Mr. 
Robert (ioiidon, President of the St. Andrew's 
Society ; John E. Body, Adaji Norrie, Mr. 
Plerrepont Edwards, the Vice-Consul ; Mr. D. 
B. Routh, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Ashmore, Mr. Busk, 
Mr. Sellai:, Mr. McARTiiirR, Capt. Anderson, of 
the China ; Mr. Charles Tayloi;, Mr. Callender, 
Ml-. Edmiston, ]\Ir. Dinckek, Mr. Arihibald Bax- 
teFv, Mr. Roberton, Mr. Chas. Fr^anklix, ]\Ir. Geo. 
Barclay, Dr. Bealls, and Capt. Parker Snow. 

On motion of jNIr. Robert Gor.don, President 
of the St. Andrew's Society, Hon. ^Ir. Archibald 
was chosen to pi'eside, and ^Ii'. AinnrR Kendall 
acted as Secretaiy. 



I. IX CO I. X (> r. SK(2 V I F.S. 




Mr. AiuniiiALD ex])rcssc(l his rai-iicst s\ nipatliN 




with the nation in its liour of (ircp alilidion. 




He l)elieved cvci-y civilizcil nation uuulil Kf 




stricken witli sorrow at tlic sad event. 




The follo\vin<^ resohitioii was then presented liy 




INIr. RiciiAKi) luvixo : 




jScSoU'Ctl, A sudden :iiid awiul fuhuiiity li:is t'lllcu u|ii>a 




tliis uution in the dcutb, liy tlu> hand <<i' :in assassin, of its 




honori'd an<l liitj;lily-estecnu'd cliicf nia<fistratc', rrt'sidunt 




LlNcoi.x ; 




^f.SoUfd, That wt' participatt' in the universal (eclinrr of 




grief and angnisli caused hy the atmeious and apiialling 




crime which has deprived tiie nation of il^ revi-nd eliief 




magistrate, at a most important and eritieai inneturc of pul)- 




lieatfairs; and we desire, at t lie same time, to record liie 




expression of our profound respect for ilie eminent private 




virtues and public character of the late I'rcsident, as well as 




for the integrity of jiurpose and uprightness of int.aition 




with which he devoted himself to the ])romotion of the pros- 




perity and weliare of the whole country, in \vhosc> service 




he has fallen an honored and ever-memoral)le \ietim 




Dr. Bealls, Ex-Pr<-si(h'nt of the St. (ieoro-e's 




Society, .seconded tlie resohition, wiiieii was then 




adopted. 




The folkming- was otfercl l.y Mr. W'm.Yoisc.. 




editor of the AJhion : 




^CSoU-frt, That we rtspeetfully tender to the bereaved 




M-ilow and fnnilvoftli<' late chief magistrate, the assurance 




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MX CO I.N OBSEQl'IES. 

of our lieartfelt sympathy and eondolcnco under this most 
afflictive disjiensation of Divine Providence. 

The resolution was seconded l)y ]\lr. IIp:nuy 
Eyi:e, President of the St. George's Society, and 

Mr. (tillilax presented tlief(>]h>wing, which was 
seconded l)y Mr. J. (1. Dale: 

^C^iatvcd, That tliese resolutions be signed by the Chair- 
man and Seeretarj-, on bel\alf of tlie meeting, and be for- 
warded to Her Majesty's Minister at Washington, with a 
request that he will communicate them in such a manner as 
he may think proper to the Government of the United 
States and to the family of the deceased President. 

The I'esolutions were unanimously adopted. 



She itt r t V 1) li t a n ^ o I i r c . 

President Acton lias ordered that every person, 
of whatever degree, in tlie (inpL>y of the Pxiard 
of Metropolitan Police Conuuissioners, shall wear 
crape on the arm for thirty days, and that every 
police station in the de])artnieiit shall lie 2)ro])erly 
dra])ed for a like period. Police headquarters have 
heen ornately trimmed within and without. There 
Avere no police trials during the week. 



I, INC'OI, X OHSEQriK 



3Uu' \lovh S^mcriran 5?votr4ant ^'j^oriation. 

At a meeting oi' the Wortliy (xrand Lodge of 
the Amekicax PuoTKsTANr Association, resolu- 
tions, appro])nate to tliis inouniful occasion, avcvc 
offered l)y Past lliglit Wortliy (iraiid Master 
Natuax Nesbit, and unanimously adopted. 



in f c t i ti n ot C^ a I i f V n i a C i 1 i " r n s . 

The citizens <.t the Pacitic States and Territories 
met at the :Metropolitan Hotel 

lionorahle John Whiti:, ot* California, called the 
L'xrge assemhlagetoorder, ami. on motion, llonora- 
l.le Geoi;ge Barstoav was called to the <-hair, and 
E. B. DoRSEY, J. N. Dawi.ky. and John Wnni. 
Avere chosen Secretaries. 

On motion, a committee of twenty-six citizens ot 
the Pacific States and Territories were ai)i)ointed 
to repair to the city of Washington and attend the 
funeral ohseciuies of the hite President. 



r. I X C O L N O 7! S K q V I K S . 



The followiiii,^ resolutions were inlojtted : 

^f.S0U"f(J, Tliat in the ileatli of Abraham Lincoln, tlie 
great and good chief magistrate of tlie republic, whose jjro- 
found wisdom and enlightened statesTnanship, sustained by 
an unwavering trust in the God of battles, has carried us 
through the great struggle for national life to a glorious 
triumph, we have lost a ruler of the noblest impulses, and a 
man who will be recognized in history as the representative 
i>f all that is best and brightest in our national character. 

^iCSoUcd, That we will sustain ^Vxdekw Johnson with 
deeper and firmer purpose, and strengthen and uphohl him 
to the extent of our ability, in an}' policy directed to the 
extirjiation of this wicked rebellion, with slavery and its 
barbarism, which we recognize as the foul cause of our 
calamity. 



She g Ji V il of :^ I i r f ^1 u -s t i r f . 

A special meeting of tlie Board of Police 
]\Iagistuatks w;is lield at the Halls of Justice, tlie 
following members being present: Justices Cox- 
xoLLY, Do^vLixG, Dodge, Hogan, Ledwitii, Mans- 
field, and Shaxdlev. The Houoralde Michael 
CoxNOLLY, on taking the chair, stated the object 
of the meeting to l)e to express the sentiments 
of the Board in I'elation to the great calamity 



L 1 xco LN () lis i:(> r i i:s. 

^vllu•ll ]i;ul lict'allcii our iiatlini in tlif di'atli ot' mii- 
late President, Aiuiaham Lincoln, hy tlie hand 
of an assassin. 

A eoinniittee, eonsistinu; of Justices IIooan, Lkh- 
wrrii,and Sh\ni)1.i;v, was aji|>oiiited to draft suita- 
lile resolution-; exprc-sive of tli<' feeliuL;'- of the 
Board, Avlio >ulisenuently re})orted the foUowinu', 
which Avere, on motion of Justice Mansfield, unani- 
mously adopteil : 

JlcSOU'frt, That this JJoard is penctniticl witli itH'lings of 
tlic most ])rofoiiiKl rcjrret and sorrow at the smldcii ami 
uutimely death of Abhaiiam Lim-oi.n, late I'l-csidcnt of the 
United States, l)y the hand of a most couardly and l)hiod- 
thirsty assassin ; and tliat we mourn our h)ss, more especially 
at tliis crisis of our country's liistory, when victory had 
opened the way to peace, and wlien our lamented chief 
magistrate, l)y his ]ialriolic impulses and his honesty of pur- 
j)oso, as Mell as hy the exercise of clemency and maicnanim- 
ity toward tlie vainpiished, had given us assurance that fra- 
ternal relations between the ditlerent sections would soon be 
reestablished, and the I'nion maintaini'd in all its pristine 
vigor and beauty. 

iRcSiOU'Crt, Tiiat the cowardly attack u)ioii the late Presi- 
dent and upon the Honorable William II. SKWAKD,our Sec- 
retary of State, has not impaired our abiding faith in the 
glorious destiny of our country; tliat we do not despair of 
the republic, but trust that Providence will raise up men 
able and willing to bring order out of confusioiL and that 
these United States will hereafter have one constitution, one 
Union, and one destiny. 



L I X CO I, X O B S K Q r I E S . 



^{r.O'oU'ClU Tluit out of ivspeet for our lamciitecl cliicf 
magistrate, the court-room and office of the Clerk of the 
Court of Special Sessions be suitably draped in mourning for 
the space of thirty days. 

Jlc.SoIVCtl, That this Board attend tlie funeral and such 
other obse(juies as nifiy take jil.ice in (■<innection with the 
interment of our late President ; and tliat a committee of 
three be appointed from this Board to make all necessary 
arrangements for the can-ying out of this resolution, and 
they cooperate with the public authorities fur such purj)oso. 

The Justices ap])()inte(l to said eomuiittee were 
the Honorable Judges Kelly, Dodge, and Mans- 
field. 



(0 ij c tt ^ a V (I of g V It r f ,s . 

A meeting of the Open Board of Stock Brokers 
•was held on INIouday, Mr. S. B. Hard, President of 
tlie Board, in the chair. A nunalier of resolutions 
V)earing on the death of the President, and express- 
ive of sincere regret for the national bereavement, 
as well as a hoj)e for its future ^velfare, were imani- 
mously adopted and entered on the minutes. 



I. I X CO L X I) 75SK(J i: I K 



(C 1 u in b i ;i tf o U c n r . 

A meeting of tUe students in tlie Scliool of 
Mines, attached to this eollege, was lield on Mon- 
day morning, C. K. Git.vicE in the ehnir. A seiies 
of resolutions, expressive of lieartfclt sori-ow for the 
nation's h>ss, and higli ajipreeiation of iho late 
President's consummate aliility and strong |irinci- 
ples, were unanimously adopted hy the meeting. 



HI n i u 3^ r n (1 n c (!: I n Ij . 

In aceorcbuicc with tlie rcsohitions passed at a 
former meeting of the Uniox Li.A(;ri; Ci.rr,. the 
following oonnnittee of gentlemen wa- ;ipi)ointc(l 
to attend the funeral of the late President : 

Jonathan Sturges, John Jay, 

W. J. HoppiN, TuicoDOP.i: Koosevelt, 

George C. Ward, Frank E. IIowk, 

James W. Beekman, C. E. Dnwoi.n. 

Legrani) P>. Cannon, John A. ^^'KEKs, 

Samuel Wetmore, C. Butlep., an<l 
Parker Kenn-edy. 

1311 



T, I X C O L N O 13 ;? E (> U I E S . 



©he IttctvoiioUtan l^itcnirg gt.wociutiiJH. 

At ;i regular mcetiiii;- of tlie above-named asso- 
ciation, lield at their meeting room, ]\[r. M. . J. 
Kelly in tlie cliair, and Mr. A. J. McInerny, 
Secretary, the foHowing preamble and resolutions 
were unanimously adopted: 

WUCVCII.S, jVn uncxpoctod and sad calamity lias lieiallcii 
our nation in the assassination of our licloved late chief 
magistrate, wIkjsc untimely end has draped our land in 
mourning and pierceil our hearts with feelings inexpressible; 
therefore, be it 

^CSoU'Ctl, That we, the members ol' the Metropolitan 
Literary Association of tlic city of Xew York, as an humble 
mark of our sympatliy and respect, do adjourn this meeting 
without further business, and that we will wear the usual 
badge of mourning for the sjiace of thirty days. 



® h f .^ a t h c V Stt a 1 1 It c u' ,$ o r i f t a . 

The Father Maithew Total Abstine.mce 
Benevolent Society, No. 4, held a meeting at 
their hall, 333 East. Twelfth street, when it was 
unanimously resolved that a committee from this 



r, > i;q r I k 



Society confer witli the city aullioriiics, and (lis- 
ct)vei- the course to lie juirsned reij;;ir<ling the 
funeral procession of our late and lamented Presi- 
dent. Tt was also uiianinHiusly ri'solved that 
the Society would jiarticijiate in the manner jire- 
scribed 1)V the Common Council. 





PRELIMINARY TO THE 



(!: mancipation di^nu'lamation. 



I, Abuaiiam Lixciilx, I'lvsidc'iit cif tlu' I'liitiMl 
States of Aiuorica, aiul C()mmaiiil<'r-iii-cliict" ol' ilic 
Army ami Na\'y tlK^rcof, do lici'diy proclaim ami 
declaiX' that liereat'ter, as licrrti>fui-c, the war will 
])v. jirosccuti'd for tlu' oliji'ct of jiractically i-otoi-- 
iiig tlu' c'onstitutiiiiial I'datioii lictwccii llic riiitcd 
States and each of tlie States, and the 1)cm].Ic 
tlieroof, in which States tliat relation is or may In- 
suspended or disturl)ed. 



I. I XCOI. X u USEQUIES. 

That it is my pui-jxisc, iqiou the next meeting 
of Congress, to again recommend the aih>])tion of 
a jiractical measure tench'i'ing pecuniary aid to the 
free acceptance or rejection of all slave States, so 
c:Jled, tht' peo]>le whereof may not then l)e in re- 
bellion against the United States, and which 
States may then have voluntarily adopted, or 
thereafter may voluntarily adopt, immediate or 
gradual aliolishment of slavery within theii' re- 
spective limits; and that the effort to colonize per- 
sons of African descent, Avith their consent, upon 
this continent or elsewhere, witli the previously 
obtained consent of the government existing there, 
will lie continued. 

That on the first day of January, in tlie year of 
our Loi'd one thousand eight hundred and sixty- 
thi'ee, all jici-sons held as slaves within any State, 
or designated ptirt of a State, the people whereof 
shall then l)e in rel)ellion against the United 
States, shall lie then, tliencef >rward, and foreviT 
free; and the executive government of the United 
States, including the military and naval authority 
thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom 
of such ])ersons, and A\"ill do no act or acts to w- 
press such persons, or any of them, in any effoi'ts 
that they may make for their actual freedom. 



1. I N CO L X () ]iS ]U> r I KS. 

That tlic J'lxcfutivc will, on the lirst (hiv of 
January utbri'saici, l;y i)roc-hiination, drsio-nati- tiic 
States and parts of tlic Stati's, if any, in which tlic 
l)('0])h' tlicrcof rcspcclixcly shall (hen he in ivbcl- 
lion against the I'nitcd Stat;'s; and the fact iha! 
any State or the jn'oph. thcivof shall on that day 
l)e in good faith re])rcscutcd in tlii' Conu'ress of 
the L nited States, l)y meinlx'rs chosen thereto at 
eh'ctions Avlierein a majority of the (|ualilied voters 
of sucli State shall liaxc participated, shall, in the 
alisence of strong countervailing lotinionv, l)e 
(Jeemed conclusive evidence that such State and 
the ]ieople thereof are not tlien in rebellion against 
the Uuired States. 

That attention is hereby called to an act of 
Congress cntirled : •• An Act to make an additional 
Article of War,"' approved March 1 .">, 1 S(',l>, and 
which Act is in the woi'ds and ligures Ibllowini:- : 

JJe it fnacicd hij the Senate ond ILiu^e of liepresenteitives 
nfthe Vniled Stdtt.t of Amerlc<i, in Coiigretiti assembled. 

That liereai'ti'i- tlic i'ollowiiii,' slrill lie ]ir()innl'j;ato(l as an 
additional article of war for tlic L;iivcniiiu'iil ot'ilic aniiv <il" 
the United Slates, and sliall l)colicyc(l an. I observe.] as such: 

Article — . All oflicci-s or ]Jcrsoiis in tlic military or 
naval service of the I'liitcel States arc jirohihilcd froin em- 
ploying any of the forces under their respective commands 
for the purj)ose of returniiiif fugitives from service or labor 



1. 1 xco L X (• i!SE(H' I r, s . 

wlio may luivo eseupcil tVcmi ;iny jiersons to svliom such ser- 
vice or labor is claimed to l)c clue ; and any officer wlio shall 
be found guilty by a court-martial of violating this article 
shall be dismissed from the service. 

Sec. 2. ^Lnd bo it further enacted, That this act shall take 
effect from and after its passage. 

Als(i, to tlie ninth and tenth sections of an act 
entitled : " An Act to sui)])ress insurrections, to 
jinnish tivason and I'eliellion, to seize and confis- 
cate ])i-oj)erty of rebels, and for other purposes," 
approved July !•>, iSCrJ, and Avliich sections are 
in the words and figures following: 

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted. That all slaves of per- 
sons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the 
government of the United States, or who shall in any way 
give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such jiersons and 
taking refuge within the lines of the army ; aiul all slaves 
captured from such persons, or deserted by them and corn- 
in"- under the control of the government of the United 
States; and all slaves of such ]iersons found on or l)elng 
within an}- place oceui)ied by rebel forces and afterward 
occujiied by forces of the United States, shall l>e deemed 
captives of war, and shall be forever free of their servitude 
and not again held as slaves. 

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, Tliat no slave escap- 
ing into any State, territory, or the District of Columbia, 
from any other State, shall be delivered up, or in any way 
impeded or hindered of liis liberty, except for crime or some 
offense against the laws, unless the person claiming said 



) r, X (> I! s E (J r 1 K s . 

fuL;-ltivi' shiiU first make oatli thai tlu' i».-rs.in lo whom tlir 
lahcir or service of siieh tii^-itive is alleu'eil lo l>e due is liis 
lawful owner and lias not iMiriii' arms aujaiiisl the L'liile.l 
States in tlie present rebellion, nor in any way given aid and 
comfort thereto; Mild no person engagt'd in the military or 
naval service of the I'liited States shall, nii<ler any pretense 
whatext'r, assume to decide on thc> validity of the (daim of 
any person to the service or lahor of any other person, or 
surrender up any such person to the claimant, on ]iain of 
being dismissed from the service. 

Aiul I do licrcliy ciijoiii u\um ami oi-.ler all 
pcisoiis eiiga<Xf(l in the iiiilitai-y and naval scfvicc 
of the Uiiiti-d Sttitcs ti> oliscrvi', olu-y, and ciifoivc, 
witliiu tlifii- respective sjilieres of serviee, the act 
and sections above ivciteil. 

And the Executive will, in <lne time, ivconnnend 
that all citizens of the United Slates who shall 
have remained loyal thereto throughout the relul- 
lioii, shall (upon the restoration of the constitu- 
tional reljition between tlu' I'nittMl States and their 
respective States and people, if that rtdation shall 
have been susjiended or distui'bed) be comjien- 
sated fur all losses by acts of the Tnited States, 
includino- the loss of slaves. 

In witness whereof T have hereunto set my 
hand and caused the seal of the United States to 
be atli.xed. 



I. 1 X CO L \ o l!S K(H' lES. 

Doue at till' city of Wasliingtoii this t^veuty- 
sec'oiul da}' of Septt'ml)t'r, in the year of 
our Lord cue tliousaud eight hundred and 
sixt}'-t\vo, and of the independence of the 
United States the eiglity-seventh. 

^M ABRAILUI LINCOLN. 

By tlie President, 
Wji. n. Sk\vai:d, 

Sccniary of State. 



(!JIic Emancipation l^odamation. 

?iVllcrCJlSi, on the twenty-second day of Sep- 
teiulier, in tlie year of our Lord one thoi;sand eight 
hundred and sixty-two, a prochimation was issued 
l)y the Pivsident of the United States, containing, 
amoug other things, the folhiwing, to wit: 

That on the first day of January, in the year of 
our Lord one tliousaud eight liundred and sixty- 
three, all persons held as slaves within any State, 
or designated part of a State, the people whereof 



1. I X CO I. X (> 1! s E(i r I KS. 



sliall tlicii he ill r<'l)flli(.ii a_u-;iiiist the ruitnl 
States, sliall In- tlicit, tlu'iicffoi-wanl. aM.l t'orcvcr 
free; ami tlic executive! govt'riiiiiciit ot'tlie ruitiMl 
States, iucliKliiiu- tli<' military ami naval authority 
tliei'eof, \vill recoLi-nize ami maintain the tVeeiloni 
of such persons, ami \vill do no act or ads to re- 
jiress >ucli persons, or any of them, in any elforts 
they may make for their actual freedom. 

'I'hat the Executive will, on the first .lav of 
.lanuary aforesaid, liy proclamation, de-i--nate the 
States and parts of Stales, it" any, in which the 
])eo|(le tll<>r<'of ivsj.ectively sliall then he in ivl. el- 
lion a--ainsl the Cinicd States; and the fact that 
any State or the ]ieop]e thci-eof shall on that dav 
lie in L;'ood faith repi'esente.l in the CoiiLi'ress of 
the I'nited States, l)y nieiuKers chosen tliereto at 
elections w lierein u nnijority of the qualified voteis 
of such Slate shall have participate!, shall, in thr 
al)senci' of sti'onu' countervailing testimony. I»e 
deemeij conclusive e\ idence tliat such State and 
the ])eople thereof are not thi'ii in relxdliou a;.^•linst 
the Tnited States: 

JTo//', ihfi'ffni'r'^ I, At!t;ai[am Lixrot.x, President 
of the rutted States, liy \irtue of tln' |)o\v,-i' in 
me vested as (_'om!nander-in-chief of ihc Ai-my and 
Navy of the United States, in time of actual armed 
rebellion a'gaiiist tlie autliority ami irttvenimeut of 



LINCOLN () I! .S K (J U I E I 



the United States, and as a tit ami neccssar\' \var 
measure for suppressing said I'eliellion, do, on tliis 
first day of January, in tlie yea.r of our Loi-d one 
tJiousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and in 
aeeonhmee witli my ])urj)ose so to do, puMielv 
procLiimed for the full pei'iod of one luindrcd ihiys, 
from the day first al)ove mentioned, onh'r and (h^s- 
ignate, as the States and pai'ts of States wherein 
tile ])i.'opIe thereof respeetively are this day in 
I'ebellioii against the Uniteil States, the follow- 
ing, to A\-it : 

Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (exeept the ])arishes 
of St. Bernard, Plaijuemines, Jefferson, St. John, 
St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assum])tion, 
Terre Bonne, Lafourche, Ste. Marie, St. JM.artin, 
and Orleans, including the city of New ( )rleaus), 
Mississi])pi, Alal)ama, Florida, (leorgia, South 
Carolina, Nortli Carolina, and Virginia (excej)t 
tlie forty-eiglit counties designated as \Vest Virgi- 
nia, and also tlie counties of Bcrlieley, Accoraac, 
Northani])ton, P]lizal)eth City, York, Princess 
Anne, and Xorf >lk, including tlie cities of Noi'folk 
and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are 
for the pi'esent left precisely as if this proclama- 
ti(m were not issued. 

And l)y virtue of the jxnver and for the purpose 
aforesaid I ilo order and declare that all ])ei'sons 



1. I X V O 1, X O li S K ij [■ IKS, 



IicM as slaves witliiii <alil ilc^iM-i,;,tiMl Stairs ainl 
pai'ts ofSrati's arc ami li.'iicclorwanl shall lie free; 
and that tlic c.vccutiv.' -■i>vcniiiifiit <.f tlir riiitcd 
States, iiicludliii;- the militaiy and naval authori- 
ties thereof, will i-eeoo-ni/..' ami maintain the tVee- 
iloni ot' sueh persons. 

And i herel.y enjoin upon the people so declared 
to he iVee to abstain from all violence, unless in 
necessary selfdefense; aiid I i-econnneml to them 
that, in all cases when allowed, they lal.or fiith- 
fully for reasonalile waij-es. 

And I further declare and make known that 
>uch jiersoiis, of suitjdile condition, will l.eivceived 
into the armed service of the Uniteil States to 
U'ai'iison forts, positions, stations, and other phu-es, 
ami to man vessels of all sorts in said servii'e. 

And upon this act, sincerely helieved to he an 
act of justice warranted hy the Constitution ui>on 
military nect'ssity, I invoke the c<:insidei-ate judu- 
ment of maid<ind and the ^ri'acious favor of Al- 
luiuhty (iod. 

In testimony whereof 1 havi' hereto set mv name 
and caused the seal of the irnited States to he 
alHxed. 



L I X C O L X O C S i; (J U I E s . 



Done at tlie city of Wasliiugtoii tliis first day 
of Jaimary, in tlie year of (nir Lord one 
tliousaud eiglit hundred and sixty-tliree, 
and of the Independence of the United 
States the eiglity-seventh. 



ABRAILUI LINCOLN, 



By the President, 
^Vjr. II. Sewakd, 

Sicntary of State. 




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